XYplorer no longer opening PDFs with overlong paths

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Re: XYplorer no longer opening PDFs with overlong paths

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admin wrote: 18 Mar 2024 23:41 I once read that even with a maximum path length of 32,767 characters, there are still restrictions on the length of path components (the parts between two \ slashes). They cannot be longer than 256 or so. Strangely, I cannot find any information about this now.
Hi Don,
Maybe you read it in this MS link ? https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windo ... limitation . Excerpt :
The Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of 32,767 characters. This type of path is composed of components separated by backslashes, each up to the value returned in the lpMaximumComponentLength parameter of the GetVolumeInformation function (this value is commonly 255 characters). To specify an extended-length path, use the "\\?\" prefix. For example, "\\?\D:\very long path".

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Re: XYplorer no longer opening PDFs with overlong paths

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Im also having the same problem. Tested everything in this post but no luck, only works when clicked from windows explorer, in xyplorer i get same errors :(

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