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From: Alice Campbell <>
Subject: RE: Restriction on \The Master Genealogist Depth Level (Was Re: [TMG]HELP!!!! Conversion error #6)
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 01:00:13 -0500


>Also it should be noted that there is a hard limit for file names within
>Windows XP at 256, while Windows 2000 is 260 characters in length, which
>INCLUDES the path to get there. Please review the following:

Thanks for pointing that out, Kevin & Bob, but you mis-read my post.
The length of the filename, pathname included, is not and was never the
problem. It was only 108 characters long and TMG created ascii reports
with much longer names.

It's the depth that's the problem. The TMG module that tries to open
this file cannot handle files at this level. Other module of TMG can
and do handle filenames at this level and at least 2 levels deeper.
[see my previous email]

The problem IS entirely TMG's fault. TMG should either not have such
restrictions or note them clearly. It's not a gross error, just an
oversight of something on an upgrade to a new operating system [at least
that's my guess]. It bit me bad, and I just don't want that to happen to
anybody else.

Alice

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