What you all are saying is new to me. However, I do know that
in DOS session will show up 8.3 filenames and in Windows 9x
session will show up as long file names but still stored as 8.3.
Copying from ext2 partition to vfat (fat16) went without a hitch
only if you deselect preserve attributes or you will get chown
error. File name is still preserved as is even though it's not
true long name anymore and can be viewed the same as in Linux
which surprised me at first when Windows can accept so many
periods like Linux. I had little experience with OS/2 but found
it useless for what I want to do so I pulled it out of my computer
but still have the program for 6 years so can't help you with that.
CH
Michael Burger wrote:
> On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:27:21 -0600 (CST), Avi Aumick wrote:
>
>
>>>> NTFS may be derived from HPFS, but if you create a long filename like
>>>> in Unix, it is a true long file name. It can not be directly copied to a
>>>> dos os. The name must be changed to an 8.3 type format. In NTFS, the long
>>>> file name is actually a comment like in the node name area. The file name
>>>> still actually is 8.3.
>>>
>>> You're mistaken. That behavior is VFAT. Long file names in NTFS, just as
>>> in HPFS, are truly long file names. They're stored in the file's extended
>>> attributes. NT's (and OS/2's) long file names on FAT are pointers to 8.3
>>> filenames, but not NTFS/HPFS.
>>>
>>
>> If I copy a long file name in OS/2 HPFS partition to a Dos partition, OS/2
>> will not let me. It requires me to rename the file to 8.3 on the Dos
>> partition. While if I try to do the same thing on an NTFS partition to a
>> Dos drive, there is no problem. However what you see is xxx~1.xxx on the
>> Dos partition. Likewise in Linux, copying a long file name from native
>> linux partition to a Dos partition requires a name change similiar to OS/2
>> (or actually OS/2 is similiar to Linux)
>
>
> You're still mistaken, and you're comparing apples to oranges.
>
> WindowsNT supports VFAT on the FAT16 file system, just like
> Windows9x. Boot that same NT machine with a DOS/Win9x boot diskette,
> go and view those files, and "This is a long file name.doc" will
> appear as "thisis~1.doc"
>
> OS/2 does not support VFAT on FAT16, but it does support long
> filenames via the "EA SF.DAT" extended attributes file. In OS/2,
> those files could and normally will appear with long file names, but
> in a DOS session, they will not.
>
> Linux can mount a FAT partition as type "vfat" as well, and save long
> file names.
>
> I'm afraid you're not going to win this one...I've been running OS/2
> and most variations of Windows for over 8 years on my various home
> and business systems. I have the experience to back up everything
> I'm saying...and I'm sure John Summerfield can back me up on the
> facts in question, as well.
>
>
>
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