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Long Document Name/Type - Access Date Updated
DocumentID: 600432
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:28:25 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The user would like WPCorp to change the way long document types and names are stored and read in WP documents. Currently, long document types and names are stored in the prefix of the file. When a user list files of a network directory with long document names, the access dates on all of the files are updated. This presents problems to system administrators who are responsible for archiving old, seldom-used documents.

For example, if a system administrator wants to list archive large numbers of documents (usually done by backing up to tape), they sort the files by the date they were last edited. On a Novell network, the administrator would use the NDIR /DATES command to list the files in order of the last accessed date. The administrator can then determine that all files of a specific date range can be archived. The problem is that when a user lists files in a WP directory, all the access dates are updated because WP has to open and read all the file prefixes to get the long document name and type. This makes determining which files to archive virtually impossible. Solutions: Status:      Enhance
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