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First post, by mike_canada

Posted on 2021-01-25, 06:47

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I'm making a special application which includes the use of x86 machine code, but I want to know something.

In an MS-DOS environment What is the longest filename length (with path included) one could use?

By MS-DOS environment, I refer to DOSBOX 0.74, and the real MS-DOS 6.22

Reply 1 of 1, by Errius

Posted on 2021-01-25, 10:33

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In Turbo C, MAXPATH is 80

https://www.itlnet.net/Programming/Program/Re … tc/ng2303a.html

2+ 65+8+4 = 79

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