Long File Name Format
InstallShield 2020
Long file names contain names longer than the conventional 8.3 (eight characters plus a three-digit extension) short file name limit. Long file names allow the use of all the characters used in short file names. In addition, long file names can contain plus signs (+), commas (,), semicolons (;), equal signs (=), left and right square brackets ([ ]), and spaces.
Leading and trailing spaces are ignored. The fully qualified long file name (including null terminating character) can be up to 256 characters long on NTFS file systems and 260 characters long on VFAT file systems.
By default, the operating system creates a short file name for every long file name. The short file name consists of the first six characters of the long file name, a tilde (~), and a number.
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