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Subject: Re: [TMG] Again -- When Version 5
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2001 07:44:16 -0600


On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 21:25:16 -0500 Lee Hoffman <> writes:
> Arlene wrote:
> >Not only that - it won't accept a file name that has an apostrophe
i.e."Stan's house"
>
LH> The problem is not the apostrophe or the space, but the fact that the
name is longer than eight characters.
> > > > >
Lee,
I don't know about that. I have many exhibits with long file
name that TMG4 will accept by converting to a "6 character plus ~1"
standard 8.3 DOS format file name (eg. "NEW YORK CITY's SKYLINE.jpg"
becomes simply "NEWYOR~1.jpg"). Other "NEW YORK anything.jpg" names take
on the ~2, ~3, etc. However, NONE of my file names with an apostrophe
within the first 6 characters will work, eg "Lee's.jpg" is invalid but
"Lee Hoffman's.jpg" becomes LEEHOF~1.jpg" which DOES work. Maybe this is
a function of whether the *user* is on an 8- or 16-bit system vs a 32-bit
system!? Since TMG5 will take the long file names, I am hoping that it
will also take the apostrophe.

StevenC

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