DOS ain't dead

DOS Filenames (Users)

posted by Arjay, 27.07.2010, 22:47
(edited by Arjay on 27.07.2010, 22:59)

> > Reference ...
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_9660
> This also says that directory names must never use dots (and thus are
> limited to 8 characters),
The Joliet file system "extended" ISO 9660 to relax some of these rules.

> Rugxulo's comment below about some DOS programs not working with 8.3
Most likely with characters values over ASCII #127. Indeed I remember there was a >#127 character "feature" which I discovered in Windows 9x where explorer could be tricked into changing into the wrong directory by having 2 directories of similar names, e.g. mydir.x and mydir.y Where with the right naming it is possible to cause explorer to change into mydir.y when mydir.x is clicked onto.

> All DOS programs are _supposed_ to be able to understand 8.3 directory
Not DOS version 1 as directories were introduced in version 2 :)

> In addition, DOS is not limited to 8 levels of sub-directories.
Later DOS versions were not so limited by the levels of sub-directories.

Complete thread:

• DOS Filenames - w3a537, 27.07.2010, 07:03 (Users)
  • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 27.07.2010, 16:36
    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 27.07.2010, 17:05
      • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 30.07.2010, 00:14
  • DOS Filenames - bretjohn, 27.07.2010, 22:09
    • DOS Filenames - Arjay, 27.07.2010, 22:47
      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:10
    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:07
      • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 28.07.2010, 06:20
        • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 07:54
          • DOS Filenames - ron, 28.07.2010, 08:46
            • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 29.07.2010, 05:42
              • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 29.07.2010, 07:28
                • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 29.07.2010, 08:22
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 29.07.2010, 08:52
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 30.07.2010, 05:30
                • DOS Filenames - DOS386, 30.07.2010, 06:10
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 30.07.2010, 07:23
                    • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 30.07.2010, 07:46
                      • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:25
                        • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 31.07.2010, 07:49
                          • DOS Filenames for Steve - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:13
                            • DOS Filenames for Steve - DOS386, 31.07.2010, 13:29
                            • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 00:55
                          • DOS Filenames for Steve - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 00:36
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 30.07.2010, 15:16
                    • DOS Filenames - RayeR, 30.07.2010, 21:00
                      • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 31.07.2010, 07:06
                    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:23
                • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:12
              • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:08
                • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 31.07.2010, 05:51
                  • DOS Filenames - Khusraw, 31.07.2010, 08:05
                    • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:08
                      • DOS Filenames - Khusraw, 31.07.2010, 13:39
                      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:07
                • DOS Filenames - Rugxulo, 31.07.2010, 13:04
                  • DOS Filenames - Japheth, 31.07.2010, 13:44
                    • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:32
                  • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 01:27
                    • DOS Filenames - Arjay, 01.08.2010, 11:40
                      • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 01.08.2010, 23:05
                        • Filewatcher (DOS Filenames) - Arjay, 02.08.2010, 08:43
                • DOS Filenames - mht, 02.08.2010, 07:51
                  • DOS Filenames - w3a537, 02.08.2010, 21:47
                    • DOS Filenames - mht, 03.08.2010, 06:57
  • DOS Filenames | NTLFN crap - DOS386, 28.07.2010, 03:41
    • DOS Filenames | NTLFN crap - w3a537, 28.07.2010, 06:29