16-Bit Applications on NetWare Fail if the Path Has More Than 36 Characters
Article ID: 203331
Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
This article was previously published under Q203331
SYMPTOMS
When using CSNW or the IntraNetWare client with Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, and accessing 16-bit applications on a NetWare Server computer in bindery mode, the application fails to start if the path to the executable from the drive mapping is longer than 36 characters.
Example:
\\Server\apps\utility\pc\apps\e-mail\exch5.0\winnt\setup.exe (program fails to start)
\\Server\exch5.0\winnt\setup.exe (program starts)
With CSNW, the user error message is:
Path not found
With the IntraNetWare client the error message is:
Invalid path
WORKAROUND
Currently, the only workaround is to map the network drive at a point where the path to the 16-bit executable is shorter than 36 characters.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT Workstation 4.0.
MORE INFORMATION
This issue has been reproduced on NetWare 4.1 Server computers using bindery mode connections.
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