Path Name Limitations
Microsoft® Windows® has a 256 character or less limitation for file path names, anything longer than this cannot be processed by the operating system and is therefore not accessible to On-Screen Takeoff.
This is important to remember when downloading plans from various Planroom sites or moving images. The images or OSX files provided can be imbedded in multiple sub-directories (folders) causing the plans to be unavailable to download, or in some cases causing your operating system to freeze.
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NOTE: Path names that exceed this maximum may also cause On-Screen Takeoff to show a red banner that reads "Cannot Display Image" |
If you receive a message, while downloading, stating that the destination path is too long you should contact the plan provider and inform them of this message. If the error is received while you are moving images or databases to different locations, you will need to create a shorter path name.
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NOTE: Because the converters that On-Screen Takeoff uses basically create a command line entry to convert "This File" to "That File" the path name (including the file name and extension) needs to be less than 1/2 of the maximum (128 characters or less) or the conversion will fail. |
