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Re: long file names in explorer.exe
From: kj () INDIFFERENCE ORG (kj)
Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 22:32:37 -0700
On Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 05:58:08PM -0400, Rory Savage wrote:
kj, I suspect that explorer concatenates long file names rather than causing a buffer overflow. Why the prefixes of the files included a ~ and odd charactes? I don't know, it just might be random data.
I don't believe they are random. I tried copying the files multiple times and received the same consistant name for the files. It might be a recurrence of the *great* 8.3 implementations of micros~1. As well, notice how remote copying (through network neighbhourhood) has the file name in lower case after the ~
"e.fff..." became "E~lh.fff" "f.fff..." became "F~ki.fff"
but, copying to the same directory (right click the file and choose copy) has the same file name, but all in uppercase.
"e.fff..." became "E~LH.FFF" "f.fff..." became "F~KI.FFF"
BTW my mistake, the "e.fff..." and "f.fff..." actually become: "Copy of E~LH.FFF" and "Copy of F~KI.FFF" When copied locally in the same directory. K.J. -- "Never argue with an idiot. He will take you down to his level, and beat you with experience."
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