| Platform SDK: Win32 API |
In the past, long file names typically appeared on network servers that used file systems other than the Microsoft® MS-DOS® file allocation table (FAT) file system. In Windows 95/98, however, long file names are available for use with network servers and with local disk drives supporting the protected-mode FAT file system.
The following sections describe the long file name functions and explains how to create and use long file names in applications written for MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows version 3. x. Microsoft® Win32®-based applications automatically have access to long file names through the use of the corresponding Win32 file management functions.