In message <1144397763.465328.18290_at_u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com>,
ginolard_at_gmail.com writes
>Perhaps I should clarify my original statement about SP2. When I said
>it increased the size of the path variable to 2048 I didn't mean "it
>fills up the path with loads of other stuff so that there are 2048
>characters in it" (that would, of course, be entirely stupid and
>illogical). I meant that it increases the MAXIMUM ALLOWED size from
>1024 to 2048 (i.e. "if you really need to, you can have 2048
>characters").
>
>Now, just because your path is shorter than mine bears no relevance to
>my situation at all. We have a lot of proprietary tools installed on
>the machines here which require PATH entries of their own. What I
>don't understand about the OUI is why, when SP2 is installed (thereby
>increased the max path size) it still craps out when trying to make the
>PATH longer than 1023 characters.
>
>The problem is resolved now anyway so it's something of a moot point
>but I would still like to know why it happens.
>
>OUI version is 10.1.0.4.0
>
I would guess that since 10.1.0.4 predates XP SP2, it is still checking
for the old limit.
--
Jim Smith
I'm afraid you've mistaken me for someone who gives a damn.
Received on Fri Apr 07 2006 - 03:54:28 CDT
