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B.Feldman - 08 Dec 2005 21:49 GMT

Hi,
what is the maximum length of file path in Windows XP? Is it greater than
256 symbols, now? And if it's really so, have save file path in Access's
fields.

Boris Feldman

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Douglas J. Steele - 08 Dec 2005 22:28 GMT

According to
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/fileio/fs/naming_a_file.asp "In the
Windows API, the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined as
260 characters."

To store longer than 255 characters in Access, use a Memo field. (You won't
be able to index the field, though, if that's a consideration)

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> Hi,
> what is the maximum length of file path in Windows XP? Is it greater than
> 256 symbols, now? And if it's really so, have save file path in Access's
> fields.
>
> Boris Feldman

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