[Discussion] FAT file systems

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Dave,


For some reason, I never received your reply -- except for its being quoted in another response. 


Dave Yeo wrote: 

> 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 



I had a look at the Hobbes search you suggest, and you're right -- it really is 'sort of'.  I may try a couple of them, but I don't have much hope.


Does anybody actually use the vfat capability (Thanks for the term.  I wasn't familiar with it.) on eCS ?  All the 2GB thumb drives I have are handled that way on MAC OS X (and, I assume, Windows -- though I haven't tried that yet).  Or does everybody just accept the manufactured 8.3 file names ?  That's what I've been doing for some time now.   But I'd prefer to use what's there.


Thanks


Stratton
 
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