Filename length

How can you increase the filename length? We create files on a pc, then can't find them on the Mac because their names are too long and it is hard to shorten them.

What OSs are the Macs running. If OS X, there shouldn't be any problem. If OS 9, there is a limit of 31 characters.
If you frequently have to transfer files between PCs & Macs, suggest you read the link below to ensure that the file names are compatible with both systems. There may be other characteristics (other than length) in the file names that are causing the read problems.
*Mac and Windows OS File/Folder naming rules*
http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00352.htm
 Cheers, Tom

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Why are filename lengths still limited to 31 characters?
Why do the dialogs look like ports from the PC world?
Is Logic Express itself a port from the PC world?
Although Logic Express has its own slickness, Vision from OpCode Systems, was, considering when it was written, so much better, at least when working with MIDI. Adherance to Mac conventions was so good that it was an easy program to learn in spite of its complexity. Logic Express is proving to be difficult for me to learn with its quirky ways of doing things.

"it's pretty difficult to put together something as complex as a modern, fully-featured DAW without making some concessions"
"I'm sure it's a big-*** codebase, and probably not the easiest to patch for things that seem, from our perspective, to be simple."
Actually I am aware of the difficulties in creating complex software. I was a software engineer from 1959 to 1993. (Yes, there were computers in 1959.) I'm always amazed -- not to mention pleased -- when a complex interaction among input, display, output, real-time constraints, on-the-fly editing, etc works without a hiccup. The modern, metaphorical graphical interface belies the complexity underneath. It's reminiscent of the unbelievable complexity which lies just under our own visual interface aka skin.
I just wish that Apple had started with Opcode System's VISION product. Way back in OS 8, for example, one could have a display of a playing song and pull down a menu without interrupting either the display or the playing. With Logic the playing continues but the graphic display pauses. I know that this is not terribly relevant to anyone in the music business, but it would seem to reveal an old architecture forcibly fit to the new environment, and then I wonder about the things that I can't see.
Well, I probably worry too much, because Logic Express has yet to crash or corrupt any of its files. And of course my whole music studio is, except for the MIDI keyboard, on my hard disk instead of the racks of equipment I used to have.

Filename length affects Acrobat review success

When I initiate a shared Acrobat review to my company's server, the e-mailed copy doesn't always get sent via Outlook (although the "_review" PDF and associated XML folder gets saved to the server, as normal). The problem is related to the original PDF's filename. Shorter filenames work, longer ones don't. Could you please tell me the maximum filename length for successfully sending the review document automatically via the Acrobat review process?
Perhaps the length of the file path eats into this max length as well? (Our folder to contain PDF review documents is K:\Acrobat Reviews\_Engineering.)
Thanks!
---Mike, KVH Industries

Hi Mike,
There is no upper file name length as such. But there is an upper limit to the number of characters in the path of the comment repository. Comment repository is located at your server which you have selected to host your review. The repository folder name contains the name of the file_review.pdf along with some other characters. There is also an xml inside this which actually contains your comments. The complete path of this xml including the xml name should not be greater than 226 characters.
But if this complete path is greater than this upper limit then acrobat does not let the user initiate shared review in the first place. An error "The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path." is thrown at the profile name step.
There might be some other issue as well due to which the e-mailed copy doesn't always get sent via Outlook (although the "_review" PDF and associated XML folder gets saved to the server. Could you give me some more details about the kind of server you are using and are you sending it as attachment or link? Also, where is orignal file located (local machine or server)?
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Is wpg_docload.download filename length restricted to 78 Characters ?

All,
I am using the wpg_docload.download procedure successfully download files. I have encountered a problem when the FILENAME values on the content-disposition attachment tag exceeds 78 characters. Is this a true and limitation of the procedure or have I done something wrong in the construction of my call to the procedure? I have read the threads concerning the upload procedure and noticed filename length restrictions. Do these apply here also ?
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Edited by: raudabat on Apr 23, 2009 6:38 AM

Ben,
Thanks for your reply. My code is very generic in its call to the procedure setting the mime type 'application/pdf' or 'application/ms-excel' and setting the attachment filename parameter. I wouldn't think the results SaveAs filename would have any restrictions in size dealing with directories since it is not allowed to specify the destination directory. My filename is pulled from the database. When I had a filename greater than 78 the wpg_docload function does not do anything or does not raise an error. This really restricts how a user can name there files. I dynamically create PDF and store them into the database using the document title as the filename for the download. However, if I have this limitation, I have to restrict how my user title there documents (or figure how to compress into meaningful titles).
I have no problem with the download functionality, just the filename length aspect. Hopefully, this can be changed or I will have to live with this limitation. Any insight helpful.
My site is on a intra-network server.
Tom

Checking filename length in File Browse item before uploading

I have a File Browse item from which users can upload files into the database. Within APEX, the file metadata and content first get uploaded into the view WWV_FLOW_FILES. By design apparently, the underlying table for this view has a NAME field which is limited to 90 characters. I would like to test the length of the Name field and provide a warning to the user if the name exceeds 90 characters, but any validation I write to that effect does not "fire" until after the file has been uploaded to the WWV_FLOW_FILES view. That attempt to upload apparently is the first thing that happens when you Submit with a File Browse item, even before the validation. If the name of the file exceeds 90 characters in length, the attempted upload errors out with a generic Page Not Found error. Is there any way to capture the length of the Name of the file with a File Browse item prior to the attempt to upload to the WWV_FLOW_FILES view, or is my only option just to put a warning banner on the page?

Hello Mike,
>> Column NAME in WWV_FLOW_FILES is VARCHAR2(90). It does not include the local filename path. It include a prefix like "F1521676842/" in the front of the filename.
Yes, you are correct. I spoke from memory, and it seems that I remembered one of my customized tables, where I also save the local full path of the file.
As far as I can see in my system, the extension of the ‘F123….’ is not with a fix length, and the highest one is 18 characters long. Therefore, it seems that the actual file name should be less than 70 characters long.
A similar code to the following can be used in a validation check:
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onblur=" checkFileName(this)"
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Arie.

How can I increase the viewable filename length on the desktop?

Is it possible to increase the character length of the viewable filename items on the desktop? For example, if I create a screenshot, the filename for the generated image is: "Screen shot yyyy-mm-dd at XX.XX.XX AM.png" but the desktop shows "Screen shot yyyy...M.png." I would like to increase the filename character count so that more of the filename appears before it is trimmed with the ellipses.
Can this be done?
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Periclytes wrote:
doesn't do anything to the filename
Yeah, you're right. But font size definitely does something for me. Here's a comparison between 12 and 10 point.
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Can you increase the viewable filename length in pages 'grid view' so the full name of the file is shown and not ellipses.

I am aware of the terminal command which allows you to view more of the file name for files located on the desktop. Is there something similar for pages?
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See attached.
For all of Apple's perfection for design and intuition, this is always something they seem to have neglected.

You can either hover your mouse over the filename for a second and the full name will appear, or revert to list view.

Open dataset filename length.

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i am creating files on app server using open dataset.
for one program the code i have written is working.
and for another the file is not getting created.
my doubt is is ther any restriction with file name length while using open dataset.
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I'm going to try to keep this short and to the point.
I've been coming across this -32 error when copying files to ANY external device (USB sticks, external HDD etc). Larger files get the -32 error, small files transfer fine.
I can move files within my MacBook HDD no problem, however copying them cause the -32 error.
I brought my MacBook to the Apple store. Genius ran some diagnostics etc.
He suggested my hard drive was failing. -32 is an i/o error and loss of data was causing the file not to copy. It was still under warranty.
I contacted the manufacturer (Seagate), they sent me a new drive and I sent mine back.
I was excited that the issue wasn't going to be there anymore - however I was wrong.
My MacBook has also started freezing periodically, when I listen to music on iTunes they will stop playing for a while then resume.
Sometimes my MacBook will just completely seize up and I get the spinning ball for about two minutes.
Still, when copying files within my MacBook or to an external source, -32.
I am extremely frustrated. I'm going to make a trip back to the Apple Store and speak with the Genius again, but I have a feeling he won't be able to help.
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My Time Machine backups take forever. I've heard that the files are corrupt, so does that mean every single file that's over ~5MB are corrupt? That seems impossible. Brand new files I download won't copy, which also makes no sense.
I'm ready to throw my MacBook in the garbage.
Thanks in advance.

The error can have many meanings:
1. A file is corrupted or damaged.
2. A folder is corrupted or damaged.
3. A filename is too long.
4. The filename contains illegal characters.
5. Copying to an MS-DOS filesystem which has filename lengths restricted to 31 characters for FAT32. It also does not recognize a number of characters that are legal on HFS+ including: ",',!,@,#,$,%,^,&,*,\,|
If you must transfer files to a PC I suggest you put them into a .zip archive with fully legal MS-DOS filenames.
The permissions errors are normal. They are innocuous messages that will recur each time you repair permissions.

How to populate DB column with filename from file browse item?

Hi,
Using APEX 3.1.2, I'm trying to easily allow maintenance of a filename stored in a DB column (VARCHAR2(1000)). Using the column as a file browse item seemed to be the way to go, but of course I don't want the resulting file to be uploaded and it appears as though an existing filename is not shown in a form when the row is retrieved.
After much searching, I found Checking filename length in File Browse item before uploading , but I'm not able to connect the dots. I was thinking that I could create a hidden file browse item and use a button to call Javascript function to activate it, then save the resulting filename to my DB column item and wipe out the hidden item before it was uploaded. But the hidden item doesn't appear, so I'm not able to reference it's form input name.
Hopefully this mess makes sense. Anyone?
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Edited by: socpres on Sep 5, 2008 2:02 PM because message was truncated after attempting to preview it first.

Hi John,
From what I can tell, the path of a local file browsed from a file browse item cannot be retrieved because of security concerns. Although, it seems that while Firefox 3 only returns the filename sans directory, IE6 returns the full path:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head><title>Form Test</title>
</head><body>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
function GetDirectory()
strFile = document.FileForm.filename.value;
intPos = strFile.lastIndexOf("\\");
strDirectory = strFile.substring(0, intPos);
alert(strDirectory);
document.FileForm.Directory.value = strDirectory;
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<input type="hidden" id="Directory" name="Directory" value="">
</form>
</body>
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Rich

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I know this might be a question that has been asked millions of times but I couldn't find a direct answer.
I'm using a work flow that comes with a Content Manager Solution so it is not Adobe this WF will generate a very long file name (about 30 characters) which will be used as the unique process number.
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How many characters can be in filenames

There seems to be a difference in how the MAC and PC handle filename length in our photo department. Is there a maximum character length for filenames. Where does one find out this kind of information?

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