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Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:55:28 PST8
From:	Ray Davison <raydav@charter.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Long Filenames on Windows 98 file and print sharing

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Harry Motin wrote:
>
> Can anyone answer the following questions for me, please:?
>
> On my OS/2 machine, when I view the shared files and folders that are on Windows
> machines, I can see the full, long names for the files and folders on the Windows XP
> machines, but not for the ones on the Windows 98 machine. The file and folder names
> on the 98 machine are truncated with that "~" sign. Why? Is it that the XP machines use
> the NT file system and Windows 98 uses FAT32? Would I be able to see the full file
> and folder names, if I installed FAT32 on my OS/2 machine? Thanks for your help in
> this matter.

I just tried it--partially. I have WIN32 support on my primary machine.
It has WIN files on FAT16 and FAT32 partitions. OS/2 can read long
directory and file names on the FAT32 but not the FAT16.

Across the net is a box running W98 and has files on FAT16 only. OS/2
from the primary machine cannot read those names. My guess is that if
the partition was FAT32 they would be readable.

Will cost you one line in config.sys to find out.
IFS=E:\OS2\FAT32.IFS /EAS /CACHE:2048

Ray

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