STK4Q94.XLS?

The limitations on the length and content of filenames in previous versions of Windows have understandably been a source of much grumbling among application developers and end users alike. How many times have you had to save a file with a name such as STK4Q94.XLS or STJUL94.DOC when you wanted to use a more informative description such as Stock Report Analysis 4Q 1994 or Monthly Status Report for July 1994? The good news is that the most recent Microsoft operating systems (Windows NT and Windows 95) will let you use those descriptive filenames. If you are using the Win32 API to develop applications for these systems, you will be able to support long filenames for your end users.