Cannot Access Folders with Long File Names on NetWare Servers

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you are browsing a Novell NetWare server from a 16-bit program using the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, you may not see any files or folders when you browse a folder with a long file name.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, use any one of the following methods:

• Type the exact path to the file, using NetWare's short file names for the folders and files.
• Do not name folders on NetWare servers with long file names. You can still use long file names for files.
• Use the Novell NetWare Workstation Shell and a real-mode Novell NetWare client instead of the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks.

  Note that real-mode Novell NetWare clients do not support viewing long file names on NetWare servers from 32-bit Windows 95-based programs.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.