Hi,

This is my update from my previous post for upload file not being shown in
explorer view and I have a couple of questions for the below:

I have found that I need to close the IE browser, open a new
browser and access the document library list with Explorer View,
it will then show my new uploaded file.

1.So is there any way not to reopen the browser in order to see
get both views updated? Is there any cache for the Explorer View?

And may I know is there any folder name length limit in the SharePoint
Document Library? Because I noticed that when I have a folder name
with a length of around 50 characters, it gives me a page cannot be
display when I change the view to Explorer View...However, I can
navigate to this folder from its' top folder in Explorer View...So from
my inverstigation, I found out that if the folder name length is
more than 40, I cannot change the view to Explorer View from the
All Documents view of the current folder(the one with long name)..

But when I navigate to the folder with the name length of 50, from
the top folder in Explorer View, it does not gives me the page
cannot be displayed error page..It just works fine through this channel.

2. So is there any restriction on the folder naming length for changing
to Explorer View from All Documents View?

Thanks.

Re: Folder Name Length for Explorer View by Mike

Mike
Fri Feb 09 00:27:31 CST 2007

You shouldn't be using Explorer View for anything but bulk uploads / file
copies so any such delayed response shouldn't bother you.

The limit for the entire name of a file uploaded to a doc lib is 260
characters.with the limit for a single folder 128. (WSS FAQ item III.02.05 -
http://www.asaris.de/sites/walsh/Lists/WSSv3%20FAQ/DispForm.aspx?ID=893)

I think your problems are that you seem to be using Explorer View when you
shouldn't hence the oddities.

Mike Walsh
WSS FAQ www.wssv3faq.com / wss.collutions.com
No private questions please (additions to FAQ welcome)

"Twiq" <horizontwin@yahoo.com.sg> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> This is my update from my previous post for upload file not being shown in
> explorer view and I have a couple of questions for the below:
>
> I have found that I need to close the IE browser, open a new
> browser and access the document library list with Explorer View,
> it will then show my new uploaded file.
>
> 1.So is there any way not to reopen the browser in order to see
> get both views updated? Is there any cache for the Explorer View?
>
> And may I know is there any folder name length limit in the SharePoint
> Document Library? Because I noticed that when I have a folder name
> with a length of around 50 characters, it gives me a page cannot be
> display when I change the view to Explorer View...However, I can
> navigate to this folder from its' top folder in Explorer View...So from
> my inverstigation, I found out that if the folder name length is
> more than 40, I cannot change the view to Explorer View from the
> All Documents view of the current folder(the one with long name)..
>
> But when I navigate to the folder with the name length of 50, from
> the top folder in Explorer View, it does not gives me the page
> cannot be displayed error page..It just works fine through this channel.
>
> 2. So is there any restriction on the folder naming length for changing
> to Explorer View from All Documents View?
>
> Thanks.
>
>