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Date:	Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:14:12 PST8
From:	Steve Carter <scarter@vcnet.com >
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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I mis-remembered part of the story, but you can read it at:

http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL1299H/vnewsft.htm

Perhaps an OS/2 software person could come up with a binary patch,
since part of the problem seems to be with OS/2.

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On 12/18/03, Harry Motin wrote, in part:
> ...
>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.
>
>HCM
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