8 Character Limit

[Nothingface5384]

hey does any1 know how to bypass the 8 character limit when transfering files from pc using the gamepark pclink?

 

[Jr2swiss]

Use the hacked version found somewhere else on this board. I think gpdrive also ignores it but not sure.

 

[Aiken]

I think gpdrive also ignores it but not sure.

or better phodrive, but not sure about 8.3

Aiken

 

[grooveholmes]

gpdrive DOES ignore the 8.3 limit.
run it on your gp, then plug the usb cable and your gp becomes a removable media then you can dragdrop files with any filename length to your gp.

 

[Tobriand]

Well, it ignores the limit (kind of) but you'll never see the entire name on the GP32 (except in Frodo, which somehow reads them) - just, say, if your file was called "Ultimate Stunts 1997.bin" it'd be displayed as "Ultima~1.bin" - or ~2 if there was another file that shared the first 6 letters. Same as if you type dir in Dos 7 or earlier...

 

[Wolfsclaw]

just like when using a smc writer/reader

and the hacked pc-link actually renames everything, while phodrive/smcwriter do he job better, since the leave the name as is and under an PC OS you will still see the full name