FIX: Filer:Application Error If Long Filename in VFP Directory

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If you create a file with a name that is longer than 220 characters before the extension, the Filer will be unable to use the file. This is true for both Windows NT and Windows 95. This does not happen with Windows version 3.x because it does not support long file names.

Under Windows NT, the longest file name that Visual FoxPro can create is 239 characters, even though the Windows NT limit for file names is 255 characters

Under Windows 95, Visual FoxPro can create a file name of 244 characters.

This is an example of a 220-character file name:

aaaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbb bbbbb bbbbb
bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbbb bbbbb bbbb bbb bbb ccccc ccccc cccccccccc cccc ccc
				

This is an example of a 239-character file name:

aaaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbb bbbbb bbbbb
bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbbb bbbbb bbbb  bbb bbb ccccc ccccc cccccccccc cccc cccc
jjjjjjjjjkkkkkkkn
				

Steps to Reproduce Problem

Create a file with a LONG filename. Such as this:

aaaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa
aaaaa aaaaa aaaaa bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbb bbbbb bbbbb
bbbbb bbbbb bbbbbbb bbbbb bbbb  bbb bbb ccccc ccccc cccccccccc cccc
cccc.DBC
				

Then attempt to run Filer from the Command window.