Maximum filename length

[Eksistenz]

Can anyone help. I seem to remember reading a looong time ago about the maximum UNC filename that Windows can handle across a network environment.
It was regarding the length of the full UNC filename, not just the 'filename.txt' type.
Every now and then, Windows will report an error opening a file that it says it can't find but is blatantly there, and I know that in the past (under NT4), the combined filename length was the problem.

Any pointers greatly appreciated.

Paul

 

[Live2Die]

Although Windows NT lets you create long share names just as you can create long file names, be careful when doing so: clients running other operating systems may not be able to access them. For example, MS-DOS workstations cannot access share names longer than 8.3 characters. The total length of the complete UNC name, including the server name (e.g., \\Server\Myshare), should be fewer than 32 characters.

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[ITPangaeaArchitect]

theoretical maximum for 2000+ is 256 characters i believe

-Brandon Wilson
MCSE00/03, MCSA:Messaging, MCSA03, A+
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