Quoting Jan-Erik Soderholm : > Rikard Bosnjakovic wrote: >> On 14/04/2008, John Coppens wrote: >> >>> Note that even Windows gets worked up on multiple dots at some point. I >>> had W trying to rename .tar.gz files to other variants with all the >>> resulting problems (hidden 'cause windows hides the extensions by >>> default). So the problem may not be entirely Microchip's. >> >> With hidden extensions, anything bad can happen. That's why you unhide >> the extensions. >> >> For the sake of testing, renaming an image "foo.png" too >> "foo.bar...doodledoo.png" resulted in zero problems here. > > Doesn't prove anything. > The particular part of the MPLAB toolset that > is used when building absolute mode code might > still have that problem (just as the max > path lenght problem). > > Jan-Erik. I've also had problems with spaces in file names with compilers not being able to find things they need. So, I use the old batch file command "subst" to force the desired directory into a short (usually 8.3) directory ("folder") and file name mold, with no spaces, and the problems go away. Best regards, Spehro Pefhany -- "it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward" s...@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist