Microstation SE Ref file name length limitation.

Is there any way to get SE to reference files with a path name that is
longer than 65 characters, other than re-naming files, or moving them to a
less complicated folder structure? (using Win 2K)

Our IT gurus have come up with a rather rigid folder system, which is not to
be modified by mere mortals - but we cannot reference some of our files.

 

There is a ustn variable you can set to list all the dgn directories.
As long as your file names are unique setting that to all of you dgn dir.s
can work
Think that had a 256 or 512 chars limit tho, so the work around was creating
discipline variable and adding those to the list instead.
I'm not sure if MSSE still had an environment memory limit, if it does you
might need to up that.

eg.
rf=elect:eemod31.dgn,,

Regards,
Karsten Evans

 

I have a clever work around that i made for another user.
In your preferences turn on nested references say to 10.
Now if you ref file A with its refs > into File B which is say 60
charectors away but file B is empty it is then used to reference into File
C which is another 60 charecters away with its nested refs
so you use the intermediate file as a Refernce file path Repeater Station
sort of like radio repeater before the single is too attenutaed to do
anything with.
You'll have to work out the finer points but thats the gist of it.
Lorys
In Australia
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