Q67878: .EXE Header Must Be Marked for OS/2 Long Filename Support

Article: Q67878
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 6.00 6.00a
Operating System(s): OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | s_exehdr | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 1-FEB-1991

Applications using long filenames and extended file attributes are
supported under OS/2 versions 1.20 and later running the high
performance file system (HPFS); however, a bit in the executable file
must be set to tell OS/2 that the executable file supports long
filenames.

The following lists two possible methods to specify that the
application supports long filenames:

1. Modify the executable file using the EXEHDR utility:

      EXEHDR /NEWFILES test.exe

2. Link with a module definition file containing the following line
   specifying the optional attribute <NEWFILES>:

      NAME [appname] [apptype] NEWFILES

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