Herbert Graf wrote: > Back in the days of FAT16/12 there was a limit as to the number of > entries that one could put in the root directory of the file system. I don't > remember exactly what the limit was but it wasn't as high as I thought it > should be. The limit is 512, but long file name on FAT16 will get a much less number. > I thought with the advent of FAT32 this limitation was removed, > perhaps it wasn't. I believe it removed the limitation on FAT32 (could it be a much large number so you can forget the limitation?). I can't just take MS speech, I didn't try the number yet, but I'm pretty sure 512 won't be problem. Jun Qian The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://nospin.com