PIFEDIT.EXE Allows Invalid Filenames

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q45100

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a

PIF Editor allows you to enter a filename longer than eight characters; however, PIF Editor then truncates the filename to the first eight characters.

This information applies to Microsoft Windows versions 3.0 and earlier. It does not apply to later versions of Windows.

KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: win30
Additional reference words: 2.00 2.10 2.11 3.00 3.00a

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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