Save search only record first 255 chars in search in field

[gbo]

When I save a search with a long [search in] field and load this previous search I only got the first 255 characters and lost the rest in [search in] field.

I guess this is a bug because if I edit wincmd.ini and manually enter the full paths (ex P:\projet1\infiles\doc_production; P:\projet1\infiles\graphics; P:\projet1\infiles\out;...) in SearchIn entry, it works fine and it loads everything (not only the first 255 chars).

Is it done this way on purpose, or can this be considered as a bug ?

PS I think that the search in field is passed to a variable that is limited to 255 characters when saved...

PPS I hope my post is clear enough

[ghisler(Author)]

Sorry, most variables and fields in TC are limited to 259 characters, the maximum possible ANSI path length. Passing longer paths to Win9x functions can even crash the system!

[gbo]

Sorry, most variables and fields in TC are limited to 259 characters, the maximum possible ANSI path length

Thanks for the reply, now I know why it truncated the [search in] after loading a [save previous].

Perhaps it could be put in the help in order to avoid the problem for other user?

The work around was to record two [save previous] with shorter path and to call them with TCscript macros.