Re: [Freedos-user] LFN Support in DOS4GW Environment

Thanks for your response. I tried adding the LFN macro however I still only have a short file name created in the hard disk. File: #define __WATCOM_LFN__ #include void main(void) { FILE *fptr = fopen("e:\\aerosystems.txt", "w"); fprintf(fptr, "Genesys\n"); fclose(fptr); } // E

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN Support in DOS4GW Environment

Hello Anand, I wrote a small program in C to create a file with a long file name as follows. void main(void) { FILE *fptr = fopen("e:\\aerosystems.txt", "w"); fprintf(fptr, "Genesys\n"); fclose(fptr); } // END main() And then I compiled using the Watcom compiler: It seems

[Freedos-user] LFN Support in DOS4GW Environment

Hi All, I'm using FreeDOS with a DOSLFN driver loaded through autoexec.bat. The harddisk is formatted with a FAT32 single partition. I wrote a small program in C to create a file with a long file name as follows. void main(void) { FILE *fptr = fopen("e:\\aerosystems.txt", "w"); fprintf

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Eric Auer schrieb: > Hi, > LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this >>> way? >>> very unlikely. Linux drivers are too different from DOS kernel or DOS >>> TSR to be useful >> What about bri

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Hi, >>> LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS >>> developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this >> way? >> very unlikely. Linux drivers are too different from DOS kernel or DOS >> TSR to be useful > What about bringing the FUSE interface to

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Hi Michael, indeed, MS LFN started with version 7 (Win9x)... > What about FreeDOS kernel and LFN? Wouldn't it make sense > also to add LFN to the FreeDOS kernel? Yes but: The DOSLFN license does not allow it so you would have to re-implement LFN from scratch and there is also a risk to get nagg

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 2:00 PM, Tom Ehlert wrote: > > LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS > > developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this > way? > very unlikely. Linux drivers are too different from DOS kernel or DOS > TSR to be useful

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

> LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS > developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this way? very unlikely. Linux drivers are too different from DOS kernel or DOS TSR to be useful Tom

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Christian Masloch schrieb: >> LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS >> developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this >> way? > > FAT and FAT32 are already supported by DOSLFN, even some CD-ROM > filesystems are. NTFS is not supported by a

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

> LFN for FAT and for NTFS are working stable in Linux. Could a FreeDOS > developer grab this free knowledge from Linux and improve DOSLFN this > way? FAT and FAT32 are already supported by DOSLFN, even some CD-ROM filesystems are. NTFS is not supported by any free DOS driver, so you can't e

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

> "It is strongly recommended that you use MS-DOS version 7.0 (the version > of MS-DOS that ships with Windows 95/98), since it is the only version > that will allow you to use long filenames with your NTFS drives. Using > earlier versions of MS-DOS restrict you to using file names in 8.3 > forma

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Blair Campbell schrieb: >> Also according to >> http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.Compatibility >> it also seams doslfn is not the answer and needs bugchecking by a third >> developer. > > Even kernel support would have some of those issues, it seems only > "not

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

> Also according to > http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.Compatibility > it also seams doslfn is not the answer and needs bugchecking by a third > developer. Even kernel support would have some of those issues, it seems only "not very fast" and "risk to crosslink

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN in FreeDOS kernel? - was: aimed compatibility?

Christian Masloch schrieb: >> Which kind of compatibility does FreeDOS aim for? I mean compatible with >> which MS-DOS version? 6.22, 7.10, 8.00? > > As far as I can tell, 8.00 is the same as 7.10 plus some restrictions (I > used to have a PC with Windows Me). Yes, well 8.00 can load Win ME. http:

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Hi! >> DOSLFN 0.40e ( haft): enabled. >> Last error: 43 - > ^ This is the error from DOSLFN? It might be a wrong warning, possibly related to loadhigh. Or maybe doslfn simply returns errorlevel 43 without error. > With 4DOS use > Win95LFN=Yes > in the config file. > If you ar

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Ray Davison wrote: >> Is there a LFN utility that works? I just tried LFNDOS. It checked >> drives, but did not see any existing LFN. I tried creating one, and it >> truncated to 8. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Blair Campbell wrote: > DOSLFN is the more-

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > DOSLFN 0.40e ( haft): enabled. > Last error: 43 - ^ This is the error from DOSLFN? > Was that to be expected? I don't see any change in LFN access. If DOSLFN is loaded without error, any program that supports LFN will support it

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Blair Campbell wrote: > extract doslfn.com (or exe) and the .cp? I can't remember the > extention but there's a few codepage tables afair that the extension > begins with .cp How about cp*.tbl? > Those need to go in the bin directory. I assume you mean C:\FDOS\BIN > > Then lh doslfn should do

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

extract doslfn.com (or exe) and the .cp? I can't remember the extention but there's a few codepage tables afair that the extension begins with .cp Those need to go in the bin directory. Then lh doslfn should do fine. Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Blair Campbell wrote: > DOSLFN is the more-or-less official LFN driver for FreeDOS. Got it. It is not clear to me how much of what is in the ZIP needs to be in the run directory. Can you suggest an execute line? Ray -

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

DOSLFN is the more-or-less official LFN driver for FreeDOS. Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Ray Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a LFN utility t

[Freedos-user] LFN

Is there a LFN utility that works? I just tried LFNDOS. It checked drives, but did not see any existing LFN. I tried creating one, and it truncated to 8. Ray -- SF.Net email is Sponsored by MIX09, March 18-20, 2009 i

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Ray Davison wrote: > No on VC 4.99.08a or DN Is DOSLFN really loaded? What does "mem /m doslfn" print? Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software http://www.bttr-software.de/ - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all c

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Robert Riebisch wrote: > Ray Davison wrote: > >> Boot screen says: DOSLFN 0.40c >> Kernel is 20 Sept 07 >> Neither NC or VC 4.05 or DIR display LFNs. > > Don't know about NC, but only VC 4.99.08 supports LFN. > > You can also try >

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

Ray Davison wrote: > Boot screen says: DOSLFN 0.40c > Kernel is 20 Sept 07 > Neither NC or VC 4.05 or DIR display LFNs. Don't know about NC, but only VC 4.99.08 supports LFN. You can also try or

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN

try dir /lfn On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 7:12 PM, Ray Davison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Boot screen says: DOSLFN 0.40c > Kernel is 20 Sept 07 > Neither NC or VC 4.05 or DIR display LFNs. > > What am I missing? > > Ray > >

[Freedos-user] LFN

Boot screen says: DOSLFN 0.40c Kernel is 20 Sept 07 Neither NC or VC 4.05 or DIR display LFNs. What am I missing? Ray - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http:

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN support?

On Sat, 7 Feb 2004, Aitor Santamaría Merino wrote: > In my understanding, there's no LFN support at all, except in the DIR > command of FreeCOM, where an existing LFN is searched and displayed. No. There is no LFN support in FreeCOM. And there will be none, unless available for all commands. Bye

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN support?

Hi, I do worry LFN is the user's heaven, the programmer's hell. regards, BAHCL --- Aitor_Santamar燰_Merino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容：> Hi John, > > John Price escribi�: > > >I've seen some mention of LFN support in FreeDOS. > I > >wonder exactly how much support we are talking > about... > >

Re: [Freedos-user] LFN support?

Hi John, John Price escribió: I've seen some mention of LFN support in FreeDOS. I wonder exactly how much support we are talking about... Is it supported in the kernel, or just command.com? In my understanding, there's no LFN support at all, except in the DIR command of FreeCOM, where an exist

[Freedos-user] LFN support?

I've seen some mention of LFN support in FreeDOS. I wonder exactly how much support we are talking about... Is it supported in the kernel, or just command.com? Can I boot a machine with a kernel that has LFN support and command.com that supports LFN and then use long filenames on that system or