Hello, after I've created an Illustrator file, I'll "save as" with a name such as "9927-450C.ai". Then when I view the files in the folder, I see that Illustrator placed a file named "9927-4~1.ai" (383 KB size)and also another one "9927-450C.ai" (0 kb in size). I just upgraded from Illustrator 10, which allowed me to save file names such as listed above. I'm using Windows XP. Is there a setting to correct this problem? Thanks in advance.
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CS2 renames files
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The upgrade is CS2. The problems only occur when saving Illustrator CS2 files to the drive on the Novel server. Right now, the best work-around I've found is to create the file and save only to my local drive. Then at end of session, move files back to the Novel server. This makes the files available for the nightly backup and everybody's happy. It would be nice if there was a fix...any ideas?
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It didn't like 9927_450C.ai either. I also tried saving as 123456789.ai. It saved as 123456~1.ai and an "empty" file as 123456789.ai. Next, I tried saving as 12345678.ai, and it worked just fine. Reminds me of the old dos days, when only eight characters were allowed before the extension. Illustrator 10 allowed long file names. That makes me think it's a setting that I haven't found yet.
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