Microstation v7.1 filename and pathname limitation

I quite new in microstation. I am having a problem in accessing a file
on a server. I think the length of the pathname is very long (149
characters including "\"). I just to know what are the limits in
pathname and filename with regards the microstation. I would
appreciate if someone could give me an official documentation
regarding this. Thanks in advance.

 

I don't think that 149 characters would break the limit. I can't
remember the limit, but I think its much more than that.
Does the name have spaces or some special character in the name?

There are thing you can do to get around the long path names. Why
don't you share the folder on the server and then connect to it with a
drive letter? Or you can add your own environment variable in the
workspace extensions. For example:

Suppose the path name was.... c:\abcdefg\123456\hijklmnop\7890\

You can set the variable as follows:

MYFILES = c:\abcdefg\123456\hijklmnop\7890\

Then you can access this folder in micorstation using the variable,
for example

ac = MYFILES:details.cel

 

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The full file name size limit in MS XP-Pro is 255 characters. That
includes the entire path plus filename, e.g., E:\project\\\\\design.dgn
.. The "E", ":" and "\" are counted as characters.

The limiting size is primarily a function of the MS OS, and not only MSTN.

No file name character sizes greater than 64 for MSTN V7 & XP-Pro or 255
for MSTN V8 & XP-Pro may be created, moved, copied, or otherwise
processed to a destination file.

If you can't shorten the filename a simple fix for a project is to
appropriately remove the useless directories, e.g., the ones that have
stupid or redundant names like, \(name of pet), \files, or,
\designs\designs, and to reset the reference file configurations.

Full filenames on servers, e.g., due to archiving, may have longer file
sizes than may be possible to access on one's local version of MSTN.
Your system manager will advise you on the correct way to access or name
files, which in the more professional firms is set forth according to a
project plan.

Ralph Hertle