Re: PSPP-BUG: feedback: filename getting shortened automatically (Tse, John)

[Tse, John]

Hi There,
I wanted to confirm what the issue was. It turned out it was the USB
stick i was using to transfer the PSPP file between my office and home
computer. Both computers were fine...it is only when i amend the file
when it is on the usb stick (e.g. run analysis or do anything which
involves needing to re-save the file whilst it is still on the stick).
It is at this point where the truncation occurs. And then of course when
I take it from the usb stick and place in on to a computer, the
truncated filename remains. 

I think it's resolved by 'mounting' the usb stick or something. So I'll
have a look at that.
Thanks for your quick response to my original query.
Kind regards,
John



-----Original Message-----
From: John Darrington [mailto:address@hidden 
Sent: 10 September 2013 21:07
To: Tse, John
Cc: Harry Thijssen; John Darrington; address@hidden
Subject: Re: PSPP-BUG: feedback: filename getting shortened
automatically (Tse, John)

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 09:39:06AM +0100, Tse, John wrote:
     Hi there,
     
     Thanks for your help both. Yes, I forgot to say I'm using the
windows
     version.  Although my IT skills are pretty good, the truncation
issue
     isn't something I'm that aware of in Windows as I've never had that
     problem before besides where i'm saving a file in a folder, within
a
     folder, within another folder...etc so that the path is really long
and
     sometimes that causes a problem with other programmes when saving
the
     file i think.
     
      
     
     What Harry suggested may be correct though...on my office computer
it
     seems to keep the file name but when i take the pspp sav file home
and
     use it there, this is maybe where the file name gets truncated!
I'll
     have to test this theory and will let you know.
     

I suspect Harry is probably right.  Older Windows versions can only have
filenames
8 characters long (although the complete path can be longer).  That is
why you see it truncated.  
     
      
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