Buddy: I copied and pasted your command to my system and just changed the reference table name and got
LOANSFORM 919888 2-22-02 11:14a LOANSFORMEAND.DAT Hmmmm. I noticed this behavior after I started using Acrobat Distiller. This product allows you to output R:Base reports directly to a PDF file. It works really well. I noticed, though, that long file names didn't show the .pdf extension. I thought this might be something peculiar to the Distiller software but apparently it's not. I tried another test with an Excel file. The file name was CSR TOOL.XLS. Prior to trying this test the file appeared at the R> as CSRTOO~1.XLS. I opened the file in Excel and then turned right around and saved it. It now appears at the R> simply as CSR. It does not show any of the rest of the file name. I can still open it in Excel as CSR TOOL.XLS however. I just tried the same test as earlier on another Win2000 machine and it worked correctly. It is something that has been changed on my Win2000 machine specifically. Does anyone know what operating system files control the display of file names in R:Base? Something has changed but I don't know what. Note that there is no problem with regular 8.3 file names. This is a real puzzler. Suggestions anyone? Thanks -- Mike -----Original Message----- From: Walker, Buddy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:48 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: Long file names in Win2000 vs. WinNT Mike I just tried it using R:Base 6.5++ (latest version) on a Win2000 SP2 OUT LOANSFORMEAND.DAT UNLOAD DATA FOR LOANS AS ASCII OUT TERM LOANSF~1 DAT 1562747 2-22-02 10:46am LOANSFORMEAND.DAT Buddy -----Original Message----- From: Ramsour Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 10:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Long file names in Win2000 vs. WinNT I have just discovered a difference in the way R:Base 6.5++ (latest version) handles long file names in Win2000 vs. WinNT 4.0. If I enter the commands in Win2000: OUTPUT REJECTIONDATA.DAT (13.3 file name) -- UNLOAD DATA FOR transfer AS ASCII -- OUTPUT SCREEN and then do a DIR command at the R> I get REJECTION 1101562 2-22-02 10:24a REJECTIONDATA.DAT Note that there is no tilde (~) in the first column of the directory output as there used to be -- indicating a long file name. I cannot manipulate the file name or delete the file at the R>. I have to do it through Explorer. However, if I enter the commands in WinNT 4.0: OUTPUT REJECTIONDATA.DAT (13.3 file name) -- UNLOAD DATA FOR transfer AS ASCII -- OUTPUT SCREEN and then do a DIR command at the R> I get REJECT~1.DAT 1101562 2-22-02 10:24a REJECTIONDATA.DAT This is the correct output. I can manipulate this file as far as renaming it or deleting it. Has anyone else seen this behavior running R:Base under Win2000? Is there a workaround or is there some environment setting either in R:Base or Win2000 that will effect this behavior? Any help is appreciated. Thanks -- Mike Ramsour ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
