Using the AutoBoot Option
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DS1103 Hardware Installation and Configuration March 2004
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How to Handle AutoBoot Applications
with Long File Names
Since DOS is running on the slot CPU card in the expansion box, the
file names used on the slot CPU must comply with the DOS 8.3
naming convention (up to eight characters followed by a period and
an extension of up to three characters).
The following instructions apply if you want to autoboot an
application with a file name that does not comply with this
convention.
To handle applications with long file names for Autoboot
Option
1 Copy the application (with the long file name) to the root directory
of the CompactFlash card.
2 Rename the application according to the DOS 8.3 naming
convention.
N
Do not change the name of the application located on the
host PC!
3 Use a text editor to create the corresponding Long Filename
Transcription (LFT) file in the root directory of the
CompactFlash card. In this file, enter the original long file name
(including the file name extension). The LFT file is read by the
program loader, which registers the application's long file name
with the device driver.
E
Suppose the applicationās original name is
ApplicationLong.ppc
.
Rename it to
AppShort.ppc
, and create the
AppShort.lft
file. In this
file, enter
ApplicationLong.ppc
.
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