RE: 254 char limit on NT paths

[Anders Truelsen]

Hi Gawain

Check   http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q177/6/65.ASP

regards
anders

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gawain Hammond [mailto:address@hidden
> Sent: 23. november 2001 16:09
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: 254 char limit on NT paths
> 
> 
> I'm trying to check out some code from CVS, that another 
> perosn checked 
> in. but when I checkout the module, although no error is 
> returned, one 
> particular file is never updated, but on everyone else's 
> client it is. 
> We eventually worked out the problem; I use a deeper path to 
> check the 
> files out, and therefore at our project's deepest directory level 
> combined with where I check code out to, one particular file 
> name + the 
> path to that file = 256 characters, and CVS won't check it 
> out under NT.
> 
> does anyone know a way around this path limit on NT? SO that I can 
> checkout this file where I want?
> 
> Cheers,
> Gawain
> 
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