256 including the path, so for example C:\myfile.doc is 13 not 10. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carol Pearson Sent: 28 May 2010 21:53 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Please can somebody tell me if this is a bug in XP Home? So what's the max, George? -- Carol carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx On Twitter: http://twitter.com/songbird49a ---- Original Message ---- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:33 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Please can somebody tell me if this is a bug in XP Home? > Hi Colin, > > It's the combined total which includes the path which has tipped it > over the top. > > George. > > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Colin r. > Howard > Sent: 27 May 2010 15:56 > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Please can somebody tell me if this is a bug in > XP Home? > > Greetings, > > I attempted to move a file named: > > "Classic Serial The Complete Smiley - The Karla Trilogy Book 3 - > Smiley's People 3 - Smiley moves the operation to Berne. But can he be > sure he's the hunter, not the hunted.wav" > > from > > c:\attachments > > to > > k:\Radio Drama and readings\Classic Serials yet to be processed > > and received a message advising the file could not be moved either > because the file name was invalid or the file name was too long. > > surely, if there is a file name length limit, why would XP Home allow > me to create a file with such a name? The file name is not invalid > else I would never have been allowed to create it so what is the > maximum length allowed for a file to be moved/copied? and can anybody > suggest what is wrong with the filename to have it reported invalid? > > Thanks. > > > > > From Colin Howard who lives near Southampton in Southern England. > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following > link:- > ** > [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq