Technical Notes on Long File Names

This section summarizes some technical points with regard to long file names. This information will be helpful to you if you experience problems with long file names.

Using long file names on SUBST drives.

Windows 98 supports long files names on SUBST drives.

File Names and Extensions.

The following are valid file names for Windows 98 applications:

• 12345678.abc (MS-DOS name)
• 12345678.abcdef (no limit on extensions)
• 123456789012345678901234567890123456789.abc (long file name)
• 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890.abcdef (long file name and long extension)
• This is a valid file name (long names with spaces that mean something)

To see the MS-DOS name associated with a long file name, use the right mouse button to click the file, and then click Properties.