get around limitation of the URL-path of 260 characters

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Helmink E.

How can I get around the limitation of the URL-path of 260 characters?
Due to the use of several sub-folders I face the problem as discribed above.

I understand that one could say that i must make the folder names shorter,
however it is one of the requirements of my client not to changes the folder
names.
 
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Steve Rindsberg

Helmink E. said:
How can I get around the limitation of the URL-path of 260 characters?
Due to the use of several sub-folders I face the problem as discribed above.

I understand that one could say that i must make the folder names shorter,
however it is one of the requirements of my client not to changes the folder
names.
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Your client may have to:

- Cough up enough money to pay MS to rewrite Windows to accommodate longer
paths or

- Change their requirements to bring them in line with reality as we know it.

But before hitting them with that, have you tried using SUBST or network shares
to shorten the path?

SUBST X: c:\some\very\long\or\rather\ridiculously\imposibly\long\path
 
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