On  9 Apr 98 at 12:53, Richard G Smith wrote:
..
>      Using Windows NT, CAD output files for fab and assembly are no
>      longer limited to names with just eight characters.
...
>      Are you're vendors capable of using these files without any
>      problems?

Some yes, some no. At this moment, I prefer to produce data with 8.3
names, because I often do not know, which of his CAM stations my
vendor plans to use for my PWBs - his old DOS ECAM workstation or the
big new Windows NT machine running the latest CAM350 or sth. else.
It can happen, too, that your wonderful "MainBoard Rev. A Top
Layer.gbx" gets truncated during any file transfer to "mainbo~1".gbx
and then nobody knows what this file is. The disadvantage is, it is
sometimes a bit difficult to find really clear names for the lots of
files.
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Matthias Mansfeld Elektronik
* Printed Circuit Board Design and Assembly
Am Langhoelzl 11, D-85540 Haar, GERMANY
P.O.B. 1143, D-85529 Haar, GERMANY
Phone: +49-89-4620 0937, Fax: +49-89-4620 0938
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
Internet: http://home.t-online.de/home/matthias.mansfeld

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