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copying files with long filenames
Name: James Townson Date: November 1, 2000 at 08:44:45 Pacific
Comment:
help
I need to copy some files and directories about from one directory to another within DOS 7. However when i do so using either xcopy or xcopy32 it dosen't reconise the long file names and adds a ~ instead. How can i overcome this within DOS ??
Name: Glenn Date: November 1, 2000 at 13:47:02 Pacific
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I think you're limited to 8 characters in Dos
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Response Number 2
Name: World Library Date: November 1, 2000 at 15:26:10 Pacific
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I believe PC- the crack writers made a utility to over come this. 1997? 98?
The name excapes me at the moment though.
A request on Usenet in on of pc-'s n/g will bring a reply though.
Long since lost track (mentally) of what is in the Library as it goes back to when the wheel was invented......lol!
W.L.
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Response Number 3
Name: . Date: November 2, 2000 at 13:57:06 Pacific
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Try ODI's long file names tools: http://odi.webjump.com
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Response Number 4
Name: Preston Date: November 3, 2000 at 14:46:51 Pacific
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xxcopy.exe is a freeware program that improves upon the old reliable DOS xcopy program. It maintains long name/short name when it copies. I had a drive fail this morning at work in a computer. I interlinked it to another Win95 computer and used xxcopy to "clone" the second computer using the first computer's drive. I did have to redo the IPL but the drive cloning worked fine. Win95 booted right up on the problem computer without any long name problems.
Get it at:
http://www.davecentral.com/13559.html
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Response Number 5
Name: Ron Date: November 5, 2000 at 03:37:24 Pacific
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One other way is to zip files with PKZIP 2.50 from www.pkware.com It stores long file names!
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Response Number 6
Name: MC Date: November 5, 2000 at 03:42:33 Pacific
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Also try LFN Tools from http://odi.webjump.com/ which displays Long Filenames in MS-DOS 7.0 'Real Mode' and also has LCOPY to copy LFN files as well.
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