bkahn@archive.rtp.dg.com (Bruce Kahn) (08/10/90)
This may just be some fluke that I havent isolated fully but Ive been having
some problems with using NDAs and the Finder. The steps to produce it:
1) Boot into the Finder
2) Open a folder on any disk.
3) Open another folder w/in the prev. folder
4) Select (single click) any file (I tried all files I have).
5) Open most any NDA (I DIDNT try Control Panel; I DID try Show Textfile,
Find File, and File Control as those are the only ones I have handy)
6) A dialog box pops up with the message 'The pathname is too long. (Cancel)'.
No matter what I try, this dialog will just keep poping up until I power off
or recycle.
IF I try the same steps EXCEPT step 4 then all works fine. I can also do steps
2-5 on any NDA WITH OUT having step 6 occur IF I SKIP STEP 4 the first time
I invoke the NDA.
Can anyone else duplicate this on their system? Id be interested in any
ideas why this occurs (maybe unitialized pointers...). I know the workaround,
Im just curious in seeing if this is a bug w/Finder or something else.
My configuration is:
ROM 01
6 Meg memory
System 5.0.2 installed using the installer
3.5" drive
60MB CMS HD
30MB Trustor HD
Sonic Blaster
Bruce (bkahn@archive.rtp.dg.com)UD182050@NDSUVM1.BITNET (Mike Aos) (08/12/90)
In article <745@dg.dg.com>, bkahn@archive.rtp.dg.com (Bruce Kahn) says: > > This may just be some fluke that I havent isolated fully but Ive been having >some problems with using NDAs and the Finder. The steps to produce it: > >1) Boot into the Finder >2) Open a folder on any disk. >3) Open another folder w/in the prev. folder >4) Select (single click) any file (I tried all files I have). >5) Open most any NDA (I DIDNT try Control Panel; I DID try Show Textfile, > Find File, and File Control as those are the only ones I have handy) >6) A dialog box pops up with the message 'The pathname is too long. (Cancel)'. > No matter what I try, this dialog will just keep poping up until I power off > or recycle. > >IF I try the same steps EXCEPT step 4 then all works fine. I can also do steps >2-5 on any NDA WITH OUT having step 6 occur IF I SKIP STEP 4 the first time >I invoke the NDA. > > Can anyone else duplicate this on their system? Id be interested in any >ideas why this occurs (maybe unitialized pointers...). I know the workaround, >Im just curious in seeing if this is a bug w/Finder or something else. > My configuration is: > ROM 01 > 6 Meg memory > System 5.0.2 installed using the installer > 3.5" drive > 60MB CMS HD > 30MB Trustor HD > Sonic Blaster > > Bruce (bkahn@archive.rtp.dg.com) I've never really bothered to track the problem down, but the same thing used to happen to me a lot with _Show Textfile_ NDA. It seemed to me that if I just left the System.Disk online all the time, everything was OK. And another helpful thing was to open the standard file dialog before I switched disks. ------- Mike UD182050@NDSUVM1 (.Bitnet?) "Share and Enjoy" UD182050@VM1.NoDak.Edu -Sirius Cybernetics Corporation Apple IIgs 'till I can afford a NeXT! I got LOTSA opinions. You want one? You can have it!