Long filenames filemanager

MarlboroMan · 19 July 2007, 19:11

Ok heres the problem:

Id like to keep my installed WHDload games up to date so i thought it would be the best to copy all of KGs installed whdload games as zip files over to my amiga via network.

Copying went fine, but i cant see the whole filename in DirOpus 5.5, so i cant extract them.

Im using the latest SFS, so the files have the full names, but DirOpus and any other filemanager i tried wont display all characters.

Any advice which filemanager displays full filenames and supports extracting zip files?

Graham Humphrey · 19 July 2007, 19:18

I've had this problem myself....I think the filenames exceed the Amiga's limit (30?), what you could do is rename them so they're shorter and put .lzx/.zip (whatever type archive it is) on the end so you can extract them in DOpus.

EDIT: Didn't read post properly, you're using SFS... but maybe it's worth a go anyway until you can find a "proper" solution?

laser · 20 July 2007, 07:20

dopus 4.16 ' aminet version support long filenames
also diskmaster 2 on aminet

but dopus 5 support long filenames as well...you must config it because by default only read 30....go to enviroment/directories and set there to read long filenames

MarlboroMan · 20 July 2007, 14:54

Thanks for the replies.

Looks like my Dopus 5.5 doesnt have the option to read long filenames.

Diskmaster 2 seems to support long filenames, but id love to use diropus.
If i only could find the damn option... Is there any update i missed?

laser · 20 July 2007, 15:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarlboroMan

Thanks for the replies.

Looks like my Dopus 5.5 doesnt have the option to read long filenames.

Diskmaster 2 seems to support long filenames, but id love to use diropus.
If i only could find the damn option... Is there any update i missed?

lastet version is 5.82 but Im sure that the first version of dopus 5 support long files

check on options....generally named "environment"...look for a option named "maximum file lenght" and set it to 107 cause is the maximum supported by SFS

MarlboroMan · 20 July 2007, 16:40

Strange. I really cant see that option. Look at the screengrab i attached.

BippyM · 20 July 2007, 16:41

click "lister display" and see if it is in there!

I hate dopus5.. Dopus 4 ftw

killergorilla · 20 July 2007, 16:59

Yeah I'm a big fan of DOpus 4, that's why I've never seen this problem unpacking the archives

ClassicWB ftw!

MarlboroMan · 20 July 2007, 17:49

@Bippy: Nope it isnt there.

@KG: I think i will give Opus4 a go. First thing i recognised is that it doesnt support drag and drop like Opus5.

What a shame that Opus5 cant do things Opus4 can do. Im using it for years but never came across that problem.

ancalimon · 20 July 2007, 18:02

Dopus5 latest version support long filenames. But sometimes it too does not read them. I had to open another one or two listers and resfresh the contents and close the previous listers to fix that problem. (on my real amiga)

laser · 20 July 2007, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by ancalimon

Dopus5 latest version support long filenames. But sometimes it too does not read them. I had to open another one or two listers and resfresh the contents and close the previous listers to fix that problem. (on my real amiga)

yes..there's a bug there...sometimes one lister read long files but the other not.....that bug never was fixed

BippyM · 20 July 2007, 18:42

laser screenshot please if you can

StingRay · 20 July 2007, 18:52

Strange, I am using Dopus 5.82 for years already and I never had a bug with long filenames. And bippy, Dopus v5.xx > Dopus 4.

(actually, I use both of them, Magellan as WB replacement and Opus4 sometimes for small tasks (i.e. mostly when I don't want to boot into WB.)

StingRay · 20 July 2007, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarlboroMan

What a shame that Opus5 cant do things Opus4 can do. Im using it for years but never came across that problem.

Now that's interesting, what can you do in Dopus4 that Dopus5.xx can't?

laser · 20 July 2007, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

laser screenshot please if you can

very large.

http://www.subirimagenes.com/imagen-...1-1280302.html

MarlboroMan · 20 July 2007, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by StingRay

Now that's interesting, what can you do in Dopus4 that Dopus5.xx can't?

Displaying long filenames in Dopus 5.5.

I really like my Dopus 5.5 config and im using it for years. I dont want to go back to Opus4 for just the long filename reason. Is there any way to update 5.5 to the latest 5.82 version?

laser · 20 July 2007, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarlboroMan

Displaying long filenames in Dopus 5.5.

I really like my Dopus 5.5 config and im using it for years. I dont want to go back to Opus4 for just the long filename reason. Is there any way to update 5.5 to the latest 5.82 version?

here

http://www.gpsoft.com.au/amiga/magel...1.html#Patches

BippyM · 20 July 2007, 19:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by laser

very large.

http://www.subirimagenes.com/imagen-...1-1280302.html

That shows dopus5 allows use of 30char filenames and no more

MarlboroMan · 20 July 2007, 19:43

@laser:

Looks like i have to buy MagellanII first as there is no update from 5.5. Do they still sell it?

laser · 20 July 2007, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

That shows dopus5 allows use of 30char filenames and no more

no.....check diferences betewen both listers

and for example check the file there:

Air Supply - Making Love Out of Nothing At All.mp3

it contain 49 characters.....but for optical illusion you can estimate aprox 30

bye

19 July 2007, 19:11	#1
MarlboroMan Space for rent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 102	Long filenames filemanager Ok heres the problem: Id like to keep my installed WHDload games up to date so i thought it would be the best to copy all of KGs installed whdload games as zip files over to my amiga via network. Copying went fine, but i cant see the whole filename in DirOpus 5.5, so i cant extract them. Im using the latest SFS, so the files have the full names, but DirOpus and any other filemanager i tried wont display all characters. Any advice which filemanager displays full filenames and supports extracting zip files?

20 July 2007, 16:40	#6
MarlboroMan Space for rent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 102	Strange. I really cant see that option. Look at the screengrab i attached. Attached Thumbnails

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19 July 2007, 19:18	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	I've had this problem myself....I think the filenames exceed the Amiga's limit (30?), what you could do is rename them so they're shorter and put .lzx/.zip (whatever type archive it is) on the end so you can extract them in DOpus. EDIT: Didn't read post properly, you're using SFS... but maybe it's worth a go anyway until you can find a "proper" solution?

20 July 2007, 07:20	#3
laser Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Argentina Age: 51 Posts: 648	dopus 4.16 ' aminet version support long filenames also diskmaster 2 on aminet but dopus 5 support long filenames as well...you must config it because by default only read 30....go to enviroment/directories and set there to read long filenames

20 July 2007, 14:54	#4
MarlboroMan Space for rent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 102	Thanks for the replies. Looks like my Dopus 5.5 doesnt have the option to read long filenames. Diskmaster 2 seems to support long filenames, but id love to use diropus. If i only could find the damn option... Is there any update i missed?

20 July 2007, 16:41	#7
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	click "lister display" and see if it is in there! I hate dopus5.. Dopus 4 ftw

20 July 2007, 16:59	#8
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	Yeah I'm a big fan of DOpus 4, that's why I've never seen this problem unpacking the archives ClassicWB ftw!

20 July 2007, 17:49	#9
MarlboroMan Space for rent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 102	@Bippy: Nope it isnt there. @KG: I think i will give Opus4 a go. First thing i recognised is that it doesnt support drag and drop like Opus5. What a shame that Opus5 cant do things Opus4 can do. Im using it for years but never came across that problem.

20 July 2007, 18:02	#10
ancalimon Supernormal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Istanbul / Turkey Age: 43 Posts: 1,410	Dopus5 latest version support long filenames. But sometimes it too does not read them. I had to open another one or two listers and resfresh the contents and close the previous listers to fix that problem. (on my real amiga)

20 July 2007, 18:42	#12
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	laser screenshot please if you can

20 July 2007, 18:52	#13
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Strange, I am using Dopus 5.82 for years already and I never had a bug with long filenames. And bippy, Dopus v5.xx > Dopus 4. (actually, I use both of them, Magellan as WB replacement and Opus4 sometimes for small tasks (i.e. mostly when I don't want to boot into WB.)

20 July 2007, 19:43	#19
MarlboroMan Space for rent Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 102	@laser: Looks like i have to buy MagellanII first as there is no update from 5.5. Do they still sell it?

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