[Discussion] FAT file systems

[Dale A Cook]

Dave Yeo wrote:
> On 12/13/09 05:09 am, 73357.3046 at compuserve.com wrote:
>>
>> I must have missed this along the way.
>>
>>
>> 2 GB USB thumb drive: Both MAC OS X and eCS report the file system
>> being used on the drive as 'FAT'. On the MAC I can write and read
>> files with long file names. But on the eCS machine, all the file names
>> are 8.3 and that's all it will write or read. Isn't there some way to
>> have eCS handle the long file names properly ?
>>
>
> There are a couple of programs that sort of handle vfat (FAT with long
> file names). The old vfat ifs which I don't think works with anything
> newer then WARP4. A netdrive plugin, a couple of programs that will fill
> in the .LONGFILE EA so the WPS sees the long names and a couple for
> copying. See
> http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/h-search.php?button=Search&key=vfat&dir=%2F
>
> Dave
> _______________________________________________
> Discussion mailing list
> Discussion at lists.possi.org
> http://lists.possi.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
>
> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus
> signature database 4684 (20091213) __________
>
> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.
>
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
>
>
	I have used WindowsXP to format Fat32 on a usb thumb drive(2GB) on my pentium 4 
laptop  then to plug into usb port of ecs machine  .......