Date: Thu, 19 Dec 1996 09:13:14 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Jon Hamkins <hamkins AT jpl DOT nasa DOT gov>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Can DJGPP use LFN in NT 4.0?
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On Wed, 18 Dec 1996, Jon Hamkins wrote:

> usual 8.3 format.  The DJGPP FAQ has the following to say about it:
> 
> > Note that the long filename API for DOS box is not supported by
> > current versions of Win/NT, so you cannot have long filenames there.
> 
> I can definitely see long filenames in the DOS box; it's just that my
> C programs do not work with the long names.  Is this a correct
> assessment?

The FAQ says that NT DOS box doesn't support the long filename *API*, not 
the long filenames themselves.  DJGPP uses special functions of Int 21h 
to support long filenames, and NT doesn't support these functions.