From: "Nikolaj Strand" 
Subject: Re: Long File Names!
Date: 1998/05/04
Message-ID: #1/1
References: 
Newsgroups: comp.sys.novell,fido.novell


I think it is a client problem.
If te client workstation is not able to handle long filenames both files
will be named testtes~1.tst...

What machines are you trying this on ?

Nick



Mikael Korsgaard Jensen skrev i meddelelsen ...
>I have a kinda serious problem/bug when using LFN in Windows 95, 98 and NT
>on a Netware 4.1 server. The best way to explain it is by an example:
>
>1. Create a file (e.g. with copy con) on a Novell volume called
>"testtest1.tst" and put the text "File 1" in it!
>
>2. Create another file in the same dir called "testtest.tst" and put the
>text "File 2" in it!
>
>3. Now the computer may ask you if you want to overwrite the existing
>file!?!!?! And on some systems not! If it asks, just answer yes!
>
>4. Look what's in the directory: One file called "testtest1.tst" with
>"testtest.tst"s contents!
>
>We think we have found the reason that this happends: When Novell gets a
LFN
>it cuts it down to xxxxxxxx.xxx and then the next LFN file with the same
>first 8 chars is called xxxxxxx1.xxx. So when we create a file called
>"testtest1.tst" Novell calls it in short "testtest.tst" the when we create
>"testtest.tst", it is short already and then wants to overwrite the
>exisiting!
>
>Have anyove experienced the same? Meybe knows a
>bugfix/fix/update/workaround? Then I would like to hear from you!
>
>Best regards,
>Mikael K. Jensen,
>CDM Gruppen A/S
>
>