Win32 Applications Don't Support Some Macintosh Filenames

 Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
Article ID: Q108057
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

Some filenames created on a Macintosh computer are incompatible with Win32 application programming interfaces (APIs). These filenames include spaces or are very long (256 or more characters). NTFS supports these file names, but all Win32 applications do not. Because of this, unexpected results can occur when performing file operations on these files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbother ntfilesys ntmac
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 13, 1997
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