I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i want to use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long names. Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and deep-down sub-folders. thank you.
patti wrote: > I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i > want to use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long > names. > > Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and > deep-down sub-folders. After a given path/filename length - it can cause issues. Whty do you want to do something 10 or 11 folders deep? Do you put a folder inside a folder that is inside a folder that is inside another folder that is also inside another folder that happens to already be inside yet another folder that is, yet again, inside a folder that happens to also be inside a folder that is also inside a folder that is already inside a folder which is also inside a folder that is inside a folder that is inside a filing cabinet drawer when putting up your printed physcal files? Or do you usually have a section of the filing cabinet set aside for certain folders, another for nother type, etc? I would suspect that in a physical filing cabinet, things rarely go beyond: Filing Cabinet --> Filing Cabinet Drawer --> Section of Cabinet Drawer --> Folder -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message news:#jn7cZ9tKHA.6124@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > patti wrote: >> I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i >> want to use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long >> names. >> >> Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and >> deep-down sub-folders. > > After a given path/filename length - it can cause issues. > > Whty do you want to do something 10 or 11 folders deep? > > Do you put a folder inside a folder that is inside a folder that is > inside another folder that is also inside another folder that happens to > already be inside yet another folder that is, yet again, inside a folder > that happens to also be inside a folder that is also inside a folder that > is already inside a folder which is also inside a folder that is inside a > folder that is inside a filing cabinet drawer when putting up your printed > physcal files? > > Or do you usually have a section of the filing cabinet set aside for > certain folders, another for nother type, etc? > > I would suspect that in a physical filing cabinet, things rarely go > beyond: > > Filing Cabinet --> Filing Cabinet Drawer --> Section of Cabinet > Drawer --> Folder > > Isn't there a 256 character limit on file names including the path anyway?
Gordon wrote: > Isn't there a 256 character limit on file names including the path > anyway? That's an oversimplification in an individual computer basis... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems (maximum filename length and maximum pathname length columns) One Microsoft location for this type of information: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx Read closely the section labeled "Maximum Path Length Limitation"... -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
I wouldn't risk it. there is nothing worst than waking up one day to find a pop citing "folder not found" therefore, I would use abbreviated names for the folders and files then build an index either in word or excel with their lengthy descriptions then assign hyperlinks to each entry in your index that will open up the files. for example: on the disk create a folder called something like A1 then your subfolders under A1 should be called like A1a, A1b, etc.. then for the index in word or excel create a multi level or bulleted list like the index below. : A1 - The Beginning of Time * A1a - The beginnings of Apes ** A1b - The age of Ape-men *** A1c - the age of Ape-geeks then make each line above into hyperlinks that targets the abbreviated files on the disk. the hyperlinks when clicked will then open those files. also the index you create in word or excel can be as descriptive or scholarly as you need it to be. lastly be sure to make copies of the folder and files onto a rewritable cd or dvd. then you can use the microsoft sync toy to sync the folders between the disk and media. again, nothing is fool proof and nothing worst than seeing a pop up citing "files are not found" -- db·´¯`·...¸><)))º> DatabaseBen, Retired Professional - Systems Analyst - Database Developer - Accountancy - Veteran of the Armed Forces - Microsoft Partner - @hotmail.com ~~~~~~~~~~"share the nirvana" - dbZen > > "patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B77E389B-D16F-4F15-A408-01CF55CD7AC4@microsoft.com... > I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i want to > use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long names. > > Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and deep-down > sub-folders. > > thank you.
Thanks to all. I myself rarely go 3 or 4 folders deep. This is how a client's system is set-up. Thought it was bad practice to be using and can show him these answers. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: > patti wrote: > > I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i > > want to use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long > > names. > > > > Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and > > deep-down sub-folders. > > After a given path/filename length - it can cause issues. > > Whty do you want to do something 10 or 11 folders deep? > > Do you put a folder inside a folder that is inside a folder that is inside > another folder that is also inside another folder that happens to already be > inside yet another folder that is, yet again, inside a folder that happens > to also be inside a folder that is also inside a folder that is already > inside a folder which is also inside a folder that is inside a folder that > is inside a filing cabinet drawer when putting up your printed physcal > files? > > Or do you usually have a section of the filing cabinet set aside for certain > folders, another for nother type, etc? > > I would suspect that in a physical filing cabinet, things rarely go beyond: > > Filing Cabinet --> Filing Cabinet Drawer --> Section of Cabinet Drawer --> > Folder > > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > > . >