Just a SWAG, but it could be difference in some internal CommonDialog settings. Check Help on CommonDialog control, I'm sure, there is a property, which controls this behavior and you just need to explicitly set it.

>Hi all
>I Use the commondialog to retreive multiple files If I run my app with WIn98se it work fine But IN Win2000 it cut the file name to 8 car. I use the same app with two different machine
>
>My code look like this
>

>With Thisform.oComm
>	If Thisform.pTypeFich <> 3
>           ** MULTISELECT
>	  .Flags = 0x200+0x8000
>	Endif
>	.DialogTitle ="Sélection des fichiers "
>	Do case
>		case thisform.ptypefich = 1
>			.Filter = "Facture IN*.*|IN*.*"
>		case thisform.ptypefich = 2
>			.Filter = "Banque PA*.*|PA*.*"
>		case thisform.ptypefich = 3
>			.Filter = "Liste de prix PL*.*|PL*.*"
>		Otherwise
>			.Filter = "All Files *.*|*.*"
>	endcase
>	.FilterIndex = Thisform.pTypeFich
>	.Filename = ""
>	.InitDir = lInitDir
>	.ShowOpen
>	lcFileName = Upper(.Filename)
>EndWith 	

>
>
>Thank's for your time !
>
>Benoit