M. Adam Davis wrote:

>> Note that there's a funny thing with this: the 8.3 name generated from
>> the LFN is not guaranteed to remain constant. Say you create a file
>> testtesttest.txt in an empty directory. Its SFN is now testte~1.txt.
>> Now create a file testte~1.txt -- this is possible. The SFN of the
>> first file is now testte~2.txt.
> 
> I've heard that it is not constant, but I don't know the circumstances
> where it changes.  If your test case my computer asks me if I want to
> overwrite the original file (edited for brevity):

I used Windows Explorer to create the files. I'm not sure what Explorer
does. Possibly it changes the SFN explicitly, or it may use a different API
function to create the files than cmd.exe uses and the SFN handling is done
by the system.

Gerhard

-- 
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist