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Creating Long Filenames in FoxPro for DOS
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28/03/2016 03:45:53
 
 
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28/03/2016 01:20:18
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
FoxPro Dos
OS:
Windows 7
Network:
Windows 2003 Server
Database:
Visual FoxPro
Application:
Desktop
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01633840
Message ID:
01633841
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48
I doubt that it's possible.

>Hi All,
>
>I have been asked for assistance on a Foxpro DOS system.
>
>Basically, all my friend wants is to create a text file with a long filename.
>
>I have done the following to no avail:
>
>1. used RUN in the Command Window
>
>run /0 copy mytext.txt mylonglongtext.txt
>or
>run copy mytext.txt mylonglongtext.txt
>
>The response was "Duplicate file name or file not found"
>
>2. tried using FCREATE(), FPUTS() and FCLOSE()
>
>x = FCREATE( "mylonglongtext.txt" )
>= FPUTS( x, "Hello World" )
>= FPUTS( x, "Hello Again" )
>= FCLOSE( x )
>
>The resulting filename is truncate to just "mylonglo.txt" (DOS 8.3 format)
>
>Thanks in advance!
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