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Problems- xcopy & long folder names
Name: AndyT Date: March 5, 2003 at 03:39:02 Pacific OS: Windows 2K CPU/Ram: P2GHz 512MB
Comment:
Hi All,
I am making a batch file using xcopy to copy a users data, but the only way i can get the batch file to work, is if I change the folder names on the path to 8 chars or less (file names are working fine as long names).
Name: Moondragon Date: March 5, 2003 at 05:42:56 Pacific
Reply:
You could try truncating the filename - I.E. Dos recognises the first six letter followed by ~1 so for a file called personsdata.dat use person~1.dat
I think that should work
John
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Response Number 2
Name: arturner Date: March 5, 2003 at 05:51:11 Pacific
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Thanks, but it's only the folders that are causing the problems, the filenames are going though fine as long, but I have to rename the folders to 8chars or less to get them to work. using the ~1 results in the same problem.
:(
Andy
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Response Number 3
Name: Petit Jean Date: March 5, 2003 at 08:00:51 Pacific
Reply:
www.computing.net/windows31/wwwboard/forum/9759.html This post suggets to use xxcopy.exe from www.xxcopy.com Good luck.
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Response Number 4
Name: serjoga Date: March 11, 2003 at 02:51:23 Pacific
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