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System.IO.DirectoryInfo Path Limit

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btaber

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I am hitting a wall with System.IO.DirectoryInfo. I have folders that run beyone 248 characters and the limit for it is 248. Is there another function I can use to read my folders?
 
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Unless I'm mistaken, the 248 limit is hardcoded. I haven't tried this, but one possible solution is to map a drive to a deeper location.

Let's say you want to get to "C:\1\2\3\4\5\6" (pretend it's longer). If you map q: to c:\3 the q: would contain 4\5\6 (and so forth).
 
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Interesting idea, just might work... I will have to try... thanks.
 
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