Problem with variable from text file

[cyesso]

The file path input box doesn't have enough characters available for the ridiculously long paths in windows vista. Would it be possible to get this fixed?
I'm referring to the variable manager screen->add new variable->from text file. The input box chops off the end of my path and runs out of characters.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

Thank you for pointing it out to us.

That certainly can be fixed. We have forwarded the issue to the product development team to fix it in the next release of Automation Anywhere.

MEanwhile, what you can do is either use a shorter path like C:\myfile.txt or if you have an access to the network folder then you can map a drive to that folder and keep the text file on that network folder.

Read From file does not update the file, so you would not see any permission problem in case you put the file in some other folder in vista that has shorter path.

Hope that helps.

[forumsupport]

Hello,

To add to my previous reply. You can also substiture a folder with a drive name. Following is how to do

Subst

Associates a path with a drive letter. Used without parameters, subst displays the names of the virtual drives in effect.
Syntax:
subst [drive1: [drive2:]Path]
subst drive1: /d
Parameters
drive1: : Specifies the virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
drive2: : Specifies the physical drive that contains the specified path (if different from the current drive).
Path : Specifies the path that you want to assign to a virtual drive.
/d : Deletes a virtual drive.

For e.g.

subst q: c:\C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Received Files\user3588380533\History

Now, instead of typing the full path, you can reach this directory by typing the letter of the virtual drive, followed by a colon, as follows:

q: