[absmiths]

Can Carbon apps use the long filenames feature of HFS+? I am considering purchasing CW Pro 6 for use in OS X PB (I already own Pro5) for Java development - and one of the most pressing needs I have is to be able to generate files from CW with > 32 character names. Does anyone have experience with this?

P.S. I know that CW doesn't support RAD work in Java in OSX, I just need a compiler and an IDE. (CVS would be nice too).

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[Millennium]

The OS9 and OS8.1+ Finders do not support long filenames (OS8.0 doesn't support HFS+ at all, so that point's moot). Therefore, long filenames will be truncated when viewed there, using a # followed by strange four-number string (perhaps a checksum or hash?).

However, any System that supports HFS+ should also support long filenames, even if you can't see them in the Finder. Look at CrushFTP for an example of a Java app with long filename support in OS8 and OS9. In other words, I think you're in luck.