Re: directory names

[Patricia M Godfrey pmgodfrey@xxxxxxxx]

I've never worked in XP and have no intention of doing so, but this is a
long file names issue that holds for any version of Windows from 95 up. I
suppose XP's "DOS" (which is really a DOS emulator, as someone pointed
out here) can let you use a long file name because it isn't really DOS.
Real DOS (which you get when you shell out of XyW, apparently, and that's
interesting in itself) is limited to the old eight-dot-three naming
conventions. For backward compatibility, Win 9.x gives all long file
names 8.3 equivalents, which follow the 7-tilde-number pattern you
describe.
As for workarounds, why not do DIR from the XyWrite command line (you'll
see the files and folders with their 8.3 names); if you need to move up
the tree, do so, then type the command CD [d:] on the command line, but
DON'T execute it. Move to the directory listing (on a desktop, unless
you've changed the keyboard or have NUMLOCK on, the 5 key on the number
pad will do it; it can be tricky on a laptop), put the cursor on the
subdirectory you want, and hit F9, and you'll be logged on to that
directory.
Patricia