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Re: * Some long filenames do work on NT4.0 !!! * [message #7784 is a reply to message #7780]

Tue, 14 January 1997 00:00

Pirmin Kaufmann
Messages: 3
Registered: January 1997

Junior Member

Joseph M. Zawodny wrote:
> <snip>
> [...] I am probably in the minority, but I like long
> proceedure names, like WIDGET_SELECT_PRINTER and WIDGET_SELECT_FILE.

The 8.3 filename restriction was the reason why we finally got IDL for
Unix instead of for Windows 95. You're not alone and may not even be in
the minority!

> These two would be represented as WIDGET_S.PRO in a 8.3 bound FAT
> partition. Hence the major editing job required to fix what can only
> be described as a lack of foresight and a botched release of IDL for
> Windows by RSI. [...]

Pirmin

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		Re: * Some long filenames do work on NT4.0 !!! * By: Mirko Vukovic on Wed, 15 January 1997 00:00
		Re: * Some long filenames do work on NT4.0 !!! * By: Pirmin Kaufmann on Tue, 14 January 1997 00:00
		Re: * Some long filenames do work on NT4.0 !!! * By: Joseph M Zawodny on Tue, 14 January 1997 00:00
		Re: * Some long filenames do work on NT4.0 !!! * By: Peter Clinch on Tue, 14 January 1997 00:00

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