[p4] Windows file name length issues

[Jeff Grills]

We've had problems where the filename is valid on the client, but it won't
submit to the server because the path on the server would be too long.  I
don't think this has anything to do with Office.  We don't have a good
solution for this ourselves and would welcome ideas.  (To defend ourselves,
the obscenely long filenames are coming from a third party, not being
generated locally.)

j

-----Original Message-----
From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
[mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of Robert Cowham
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 11:42 AM
To: 'Albrecht, Matt'; perforce-user at perforce.com
Subject: Re: [p4] Windows file name length issues


I don't think it is a Windows OS limitation, but instead an Office
limitation - i.e. versions of Word/Excel can't cope.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326039 

Thus no Vista solution!!

Shortening Client root/mapping can help...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of 
> Albrecht, Matt
> Sent: 17 August 2007 16:26
> To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> Subject: [p4] Windows file name length issues
> 
> Recently, the Windows users at my office have started
> experiencing the Windows file name length limit, where, due 
> to the length of their client root directory, the Perforce 
> client cannot sync the file to the local client due to the 
> total local file name length being more than 255 characters 
> (or right around there). They are all running on Windows XP.
> 
> The current answer I have is to either change the file names
> so that they're more compatible with everyone's system (not a 
> good answer), or to shorten the client root (seems like a 
> short term fix).
> 
> Does anyone know of a better, long term solution, or if
> Perforce on Vista has the same problem?  Thanks.