Confirm Long File Name Bug in Player Object

[Todd Higgins]

Is there a technical reason for Revolution having a 31 char limit in  
Mac OS X?  Obviously the OS and filesystem support longer file names  
(256 chars) and there must be other Carbon application that support  
long filenames.

Todd

On Jun 23, 2005, at 3:25 PM, Eric Chatonet wrote:

> Hello Peter,
>
> Assuming Mac OS...
>
> "Critical Thinking Instructions.png" is 34 chars (you have to count  
> the extension)
> "Critical Thinking Instr.png" is 27 chars.
> The limit is 31 :-)
>
> Le 23 juin 05 à 21:14, Peter T. Evensen a écrit :
>
>
>> I am also noticing, on Mac, at least, the refusal to load images  
>> that are reference by long name.  For example, a file named  
>> "Critical Thinking Instructions.png" will not load, but a file  
>> named "Critical Thinking Instr.png" will.  I haven't played around  
>> with enough to see if it is the file name or the whole path.
>>
>
> Best Regards from Paris,
>
> Eric Chatonet.
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