Length of names?

[geezer]

In XP PRO (SP2) -

Is there a total character-length limit for a path? That is, for a
path such as

a/b/c/d/e/f, how many characters can there be total? There must be
one.

Thanks

Geezer

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

The user-defined path is limited to a maximum length of 511 characters.
When a user-defined path is combined with a system path, the user-defined
path is limited to 1,023 characters minus the system path.

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| In XP PRO (SP2) -
|
| Is there a total character-length limit for a path? That is, for a
| path such as
|
| a/b/c/d/e/f, how many characters can there be total? There must be
| one.
|
| Thanks
|
| Geezer

 

[Chas]

In XP PRO (SP2) -

Is there a total character-length limit for a path? That is, for a
path such as

a/b/c/d/e/f, how many characters can there be total? There must be
one.

Thanks

Geezer

Hi
In XP the maximum length of a path is the 32767 char limit imposed by the
counted string structure.
I believe each component of the path may be limited to 255 characters,
though.

Chas

 

[Tom Porterfield]

In XP PRO (SP2) -

Is there a total character-length limit for a path? That is, for a
path such as

a/b/c/d/e/f, how many characters can there be total? There must be
one.

260 characters.
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
http://support.teloep.org

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.

 

[Winux P]

: In XP PRO (SP2) -
:
: Is there a total character-length limit for a path? That is, for a
: path such as
:
: a/b/c/d/e/f, how many characters can there be total? There must be
: one.
:
: Thanks
:
: Geezer

Maximum file name length is 255 charatcters.
Maximum folder path length is a bit less than 32, 800. Including all
characters like the drive letter
C and the : and the \ and all other legitimate file name characters.

- Winux P

 

[geezer]

260 characters.

WOW!

Three different answers?

Thanks

Geezer

 

[David Candy]

The practable limit, if you want all programs to be able to open the file, is 260. Paths longer than 260 require special syntax which most programs don't know about.

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "David Candy" <.>

| The practable limit, if you want all programs to be able to open the file, is 260. Paths
| longer than 260 require special syntax which most programs don't know about.
|

Or use the SUBST.EXE command to replace a path with a drive letter.