Number of Characters in UNC Path

The standard default maximum length for a UNC path in the File Output Port is 260 characters for Windows API.

A local path is structured as follows:

C:\Lasernet\Output\

or

\\<Local machine>\<Local path>\

Local Computers

For local computers, an extended-length path can be supported for a maximum total path length of 32.767 characters. To specify an extended-length path, you can use a prefix:

\\?\C:\<Very long local path>\

or

\\?\<Very long local path>\

Shared Network Drives

To support extended-length paths for shared network drives, ensure you are using Lasernet 6.7.6, Lasernet 7.1 or above and type: '\\?\UNC\<Server>\<Path>\'.

Additional information

See MSDN for details about file and path restrictions.

Required module: File Output