On Jan 14, 2011, at 2:19 PM, KARR, DAVID (ATTSI) wrote: > I then looked at the full local path this file would represent, and the > entire path is 260 characters long. I would think if there's any threshold, > it would be at 255, not 259. > > Any idea what's going on here?
The usual maximum path length limit on Windows is indeed 259 (or 260 if you count the terminating NUL): See the "Maximum Path Length Limitation" section of http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247%28v=vs.85%29.aspx -- Name: Dave Huang | Mammal, mammal / their names are called / INet: k...@azeotrope.org | they raise a paw / the bat, the cat / FurryMUCK: Dahan | dolphin and dog / koala bear and hog -- TMBG Dahan: Hani G Y+C 34 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++
