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Re: Can't compile DOS program with long file name

• Posted by Juergen Luethje <j.lue at gmx.de> Apr 01, 2006
• 548 views

Robert Craig wrote:

> Juergen Luethje wrote:
>
>> I have the following test program:
>> }}}
<eucode>
>> puts(1, "Hello!\n\nPress Enter ...")
>> if getc(0) then end if
>> </eucode>
{{{

>> and the name of the program file is "small_test_program.ex".
>>
>> The program works when interpreted with ex.exe 2.5, but the problem
>> is that I can't make a DOS .exe program out of it.
>> Translating with ec.exe 2.5 seems to work fine, but when I run
>> "emake.bat" I get compiler errors, and no .exe file is produced.
>> This happens when I try to compile with DJGPP 2.03, and also with
>> Open Watcom 1.3. I'm using Windows 98.
>> When I rename the program file to a short name such as "test.ex"
>> translating/compiling works fine, so I think the long file name causes
>> the problem. The problem also arises when a program includes a file
>> with a long name.
>>
>> Is it possible for the Euphoria 3.0 DOS translator to solve this
>> problem? I would appreciate that very much!
> 
> The ec.exe translator is a Euphoria program, translated (by itself!)

This is really cool. 

> and compiled with Watcom for DOS. As such, it can open existing files
> that have long names, but it can't create new files with long names.
> This problem has been noted before.

Yes, it has. However, I personally was not aware of the fact that this
implies the impossibility to translate program files with long names.

> What I could do is either:
>    1. start using your DOS long file name routines
> or
>    2. have one translator for both DOS and Windows,
>       i.e. extend ecw.exe to handle DOS translations as well
 
Or would it help to compile ec.ex wirh DJGPP instead of Watcom?

> I'd prefer #2, since it would eliminate an executable that I have
> to build, and it's probably quite easy to do.

If that means that you'll save some time, then it's probably a good idea
anyway. 

> I'll look into it.

Thanks!

> Thanks,
>    Rob Craig
>    Rapid Deployment Software
>    <http://www.RapidEuphoria.com>

Regards,
   Juergen