Unfortunately, won't work in NETFX and MSI APIs don't like the Unicode path format either.
On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Hoover, Jacob <jacob.hoo...@greenheck.com>wrote: > Have not at all tried this, and it may not work or cause all other kinds > of issues... But judging from > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=VS.85).aspx , you > could try prefixing the fully qualified path with \\?\ > > The Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to > permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of 32,767 > characters. This type of path is composed of components separated by > backslashes, each up to the value returned in the lpMaximumComponentLength > parameter of the GetVolumeInformation function (this value is commonly 255 > characters). To specify an extended-length path, use the "\\?\" prefix. For > example, "\\?\D:\very long path". > > -----Original Message----- > From: Edwin Castro [mailto:egca...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, May 03, 2013 1:10 PM > To: General discussion for Windows Installer XML toolset. > Subject: Re: [WiX-users] Heat with file path longer than 260 chars report > an error > > That character limit on paths is imposed by .NET. :-( > > > On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 10:56 AM, Marco Tognacci <mark...@live.it> wrote: > > > I have used HeatDirectory to harvest a folder with many subdirectories > > and files, but Heat.exe report an error because the filepath of an > > item is larger than 260 chars (with the name and the full > > subdirectories path)Is there any way to harvest a folder with may > > subdirectories as the single filepath is longer than 260 chars? > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite > > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to > > code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > > _______________________________________________ > > WiX-users mailing list > > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > > > > -- > Edwin G. Castro > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free > troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail > for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
