Thomas Ward wrote:
> I have a C program compiled using GCC that takes a windows data file and
> creates a PDB from it, which is then installed onto the handheld. It works
> fine under Windows 95 and 98. However, if the user has Windows NT and
> specifies an input filename longer than 8 characters, it can't open the
> input file. Is there an easy way around this problem, or is this simply a
> limitation of NT we have to live with? Thanks in advance....
When you say you compiled a Windows program with "GCC", do you mean
DJGPP? If so, there's a description of the NT long-filename problem in
the DJGPP FAQ at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/faq006.html#WindowsNT. It has a link
to an alpha LFN driver, but I haven't tried it.
--Mark
