Specifying Filenames Under the POSIX Subsystem

ID: Q99361

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API), included with:
- Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.51, 4.00

SUMMARY

When specifying filenames under POSIX, use the format


   //C/subdir/executable.exe

to specify C:\SUBDIR\EXECUTABLE.EXE. If you fail to use this format, you will receive ENAMETOOLONG as the errno.

NOTE: The filenames are case-sensitive.

Additional query words:

Keywords : SubSys
Version : winnt:3.51,4.00
Platform : winnt
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