Strange Frame to PDF problem

[Stuart Rogers]

Flato, Gillian wrote:
> I have found that if I have a Frame file that contains a very long name,
> or if it is buried deep in a network path (folder within a folder within
> a folder etc.) that I can't build a PDF. I get a message that Distiller
> can't open the *.tps file. If I move the Frame file to my C: drive and
> shorten the name, then I can build a PDF. Does anyone know the path
> limitations of Acrobat?
>  
> 


 From Microsoft ( http://tinyurl.com/5cwk6t )

Maximum Path Length

In the Windows API (with some exceptions discussed in the following 
paragraphs), the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined 
as 260 characters. A local path is structured in the following order: 
drive letter, colon, backslash, components separated by backslashes, and 
a terminating null character. For example, the maximum path on drive D 
is "D:\<some 256 character path string><NUL>" where "<NUL>" represents 
the invisible terminating null character for the current system 
codepage. (The characters < > are used here for visual clarity and 
cannot be part of a valid path string.)

Note  File I/O functions in the Windows API convert "/" to "\" as part 
of converting the name to an NT-style name, except when using the "\\?\" 
prefix as detailed in the following sections.

The Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to 
permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of 
approximately 32,000 characters. This type of path is composed of 
components separated by backslashes, each up to 255 characters in 
length. To specify an extended-length path, use the "\\?\" prefix. For 
example, "\\?\D:\<very long path>". (The characters < > are used here 
for visual clarity and cannot be part of a valid path string.)


HTH,

-- 
Stuart Rogers
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