DOCUMENT:Q102370  06-AUG-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :Windows NT PIF Editor Can't Save Long Filenames
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system, version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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Windows NT PIF Editor can't save long filenames or use names with
spaces.

CAUSE
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PIF Editor is a 32-bit application and should therefore be able to
deal with long filenames or a space in a filename. However, since PIF
Editor is dedicated to Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) support, it is
limited (by design) to the eight-character filename, three character
extension (8.3) convention.

Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubCategory: mdos winnt ntap

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