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Subject:	Primitives and long file names
Newsgroups:	lugnet.cad
Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2011 14:45:03 GMT
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Now that long file names are allowed in LDraw and on Parts Tracker, what should we do with primitives for which name systematics gives filenames length > 8 characters? - Continue to cram everything in 8 characters nonetheless, eg. http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=p/48/1-16ri21.dat http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=p/48/11-24cyl.dat with some extreme, almost meaningless cases like http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=p/48/11-48r19.dat - Go above 8 chars, like http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=p/48/5-24rin24.dat or http://www.ldraw.org/cgi-bin/ptdetail.cgi?f=p/48/1-16con24.dat but then it's not coherent with present official primitives names such as 48\1-16ri13.dat or 48\5-48ri32.dat. As there are few such official files, incoherency could be cured by a few ~movedto Thoughts? Philo

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		Re: Primitives and long file names
(...) I still use MS-DOS on the computer of one of my bases. With friendly greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (14 years ago, 3-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)

		Re: Primitives and long file names
(...) Sidestep the issue. Extend the LDraw language by defining new line-types for curves, discs, spheres, cylinders, rings, cones and torii! :) Sorry, I'll go back to deep lurking mode now. Steve (14 years ago, 4-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)

		Re: Primitives and long file names
(...) Most extreme will be this with a radius >100 e.g. 11-48120. You will never know if this is a ring or cone or whatever. (...) This should be practicable for existing parts when you are restricted to 8 characters (e.g. by using DOS - see the (...) (14 years ago, 7-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)

		Re: Primitives and long file names
(...) Something to keep in mind: I think you should pad leading zeros. I.e. turn "4" into "04". Doing so makes it possible to sort files by name in a file manager. -Mike (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)

		Re: Primitives and long file names
(...) Just a thought, but you could also utilize new sub directories e.g. 1 16 ......... ring\5-24-24.dat or even 1 16 ......... ring\24\5-24.dat This should work on existing software cause 48\ or s\ are already in use, so most software should be (...) (14 years ago, 28-Mar-11, to lugnet.cad)

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