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8 character file names in DOS....how do you override?

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Goku81

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Mar 27, 2001
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Hey guys,
I'll make this quick. I want to make files in an Borland C++ for dos and I want to override the 8.3 filename system. How do I do it?
 
If you are using DOS, you cannot. The 8.3 filename limit is OS related, AFAIK.
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make 32bit programs under windows. Win32Console application can work well with long name files. John Fill
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