Jennifer,

we do that too, but:

what about cases where more than 7 letters are the same and Netware generate
names with incremental suffixes? How to differentiate between them?

Regards, 

René Lambelet - *3543 - *A581 
Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestlé - CH-1800 Vevey
Tel: ++41/21/924'35'43 / Fax: ++41/21/924'45'89
E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cunningham, Jennifer [SMTP:Jennifer.Cunningham AT LIBERTYMUTUAL DOT COM]
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 5:41 PM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      Re: Netware - long names
> 
> I understand your complaint.  However, we have found a way around the
> problem:
> 
> In our commands:  LOAD SYS:ADSM\DSMC Q BACKUP -DIRSONLY -SCROLLP=YES
> Server_Name\Volume_Name: <Enter>
> Server_Name\Volume_Name: <Enter>
> *This will give you a list of all directories within that volume with
> the eight letters.  Take the one you want and add it to the previous
> command.  
>          LOAD SYS:ADSM\DSMC Q BACKUP -DIRSONLY -SCROLLP=YES
> Server_Name\Volume_Name:DIRECTOR *This will then give you all of the
> directories within that directory, add that name to the previous
> command, and so on.......
> 
> Hope this helps you in finding the names!
> 
> Jennifer
> ________________________
> Jennifer Cunningham
> Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
> Desktop Operations / Backup & Recovery
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> jennifer.cunningham AT libertymutual DOT com
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lambelet,Rene,VEVEY,FC-SIL/INF. [SMTP:Rene.Lambelet AT NESTLE DOT COM]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 9:00 AM
> > To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > Subject:      Netware - long names
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > restoring Netware files or directories without knowing the 8.3 name
> > becomes
> > very problematic here.
> > 
> > Users call our Help Desk and give long names to restore. Our adsm
> > manager
> > has real problem to find the correspondance with the Netware 8.3 name
> > adsm
> > knows.
> > 
> > Question: is it so difficult to improve adsm in order to let him
> > display the
> > correct long names instead of only the short 8.3 name? 
> > 
> > Even a simple DOS-Promt window knows how to do this:
> > 
> > T:\IDC>dir
> > 
> >  Volume in drive T is COMMUN
> >  Directory of T:\IDC
> > 
> > .              <DIR>                        .
> > ..             <DIR>                        ..
> > DON_COM        <DIR>            20.06.98  19:46 DON_COM
> > SUPPORT        <DIR>            12.06.98   8:57 SUPPORT
> > AN2000         <DIR>            12.05.98  11:33 AN2000
> > LTP_1998       <DIR>            28.02.98  13:40 LTP_1998-2000
> > <----------
> > long name!!
> >          0 file(s)              0 bytes
> >          6 dir(s)     170'360'832 bytes free
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Thanks to IBM develop. for any answer.
> > 
> > René Lambelet - *3543 - *A581 
> > Nestec SA - 55, Av. Nestlé - CH-1800 Vevey
> > Tel: ++41/21/924'35'43 / Fax: ++41/21/924'45'89
> > E-Mail: rene.lambelet AT nestle DOT com