Alex,
Filenames are stored in the File Allocation Table (even FAT16) Uninstalling
and then reinstalling windows does not do anything to the FAT so your
filenames will not be changed
Sometimes I can not remember what I ate for breakfast <wink>, so remembering
something from one year ago would be even harder for me<grin>. Perhaps you
did something to the files before you reinstalled Windows?
Since you say that you uninstalled and then reinstalled windows, you must
have been having problems with your computer. Maybe the filenames were
changed even before you deleted the old Windows. Or maybe while still in
the DOS system, you used some kind of dos-based disk utility (like Norton
Disk Doctor ver 8)
Also, please make all comments or replies through the PCSOFT (or PCBUILD)
mailing list so other people can learn from the conversation (or correct my
mistakes <GRIN>) CC: to me if you want, but please post to the list.
Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Alex Polenov <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 7:30 AM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] long file names and DOS
> Strange, but year ago I delete Windows9x (just start from boot disk and
delete it). After this
> I install it again. I had long file names before in my documents folder
and after this process I've got
> folder mydoc~ and all filenames were filen~.ext . Still I keep them.
>
> Alex
>
> > Alex,
> >
> > When your create a file from inside the Windows 9x environment, it
> > automatically gets two names. The long filename AND a short version for
use
> > by DOS. Both of these names are recorded and stored automatically.
When
> > you view the directory list in DOS you will see short file names. When
you
> > view the directory in Windows you will see long file names. Even if you
> > delete/uninstall Windows, the filenames will not be changed.
> >
> > You will only have a problem with files created inside the DOS
environment.
> > They will only have one name -- the short one.
> >
>
>
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