Specifying Filenames Under the POSIX Subsystem

ID: Q99361

3.51 4.00 WINDOWS NT kbprg

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Application Programming Interface (API) included with:
```
    - Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.00
```

When specifying filenames under POSIX, use the format

   //C/subdir/executable.exe

to specify C:\SUBDIR\EXECUTABLE.EXE. If you fail to use this format, you will receive ENAMETOOLONG as the errno.

NOTE: The filenames are case-sensitive.

Additional reference words: 3.51 4.00 KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: Subsys

Keywords          : SubSys 
Version           : 3.51 4.00
Platform          : NT WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: December 18, 1996