Q66646: PRB: U4007 Error Can Be Caused By Missing Quotation Marks

Article: Q66646
Product(s): Microsoft Programming Utilities
Version(s): NT:1.4; OS/2:1.11,1.12,1.13,1.21
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 31-OCT-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for OS/2, versions 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.21 
- Microsoft NMAKE Utility for Windows NT, version 1.4 
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SYMPTOMS
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An attempt to use a makefile that uses the long filenames available in OS/2 or
Windows NT fails and NMAKE generates the following message:

  U4007: file name too long: truncating to 8.3

RESOLUTION
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Place quotation marks around the long filenames.

STATUS
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NMAKE 1.5 (included in Visual C++ 2.0) will handle long filenames.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information about this behavior, please refer to the README.DOC file
provided with Microsoft C version 6.0 for OS/2, or to the NMAKE.WRI file
provided with Visual C++ 32-bit Edition version 1.0.

Additional query words: 1.40

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbNMAKESearch kbNMAKE111OS2 kbNMAKE112OS2 kbNMAKE113OS2 kbNMAKE121OS2 kbNMAKE140NT
Version           : NT:1.4; OS/2:1.11,1.12,1.13,1.21

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