small file name length-related bug

[brotherS]

The longest name an image can have in SC's left column (the path being M:\ScreenshotCaptor\) is

1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345.png

But in the "Name:" area towards the bottom of SC's window, the max length is this:

1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890.png

Trying to enter a longer name there just won't work.

[Ath]

Looks like a typo in de code, the max normal path/filename is 261 characters, while SC allows for 161, dodgy or on purpose?

[f0dder]

Looks like a typo in de code, the max normal path/filename is 261 characters, while SC allows for 161, dodgy or on purpose?

-Ath (November 25, 2011, 07:12 AM)

259, actually - MAX_PATH is 260, and one character is reserved for the NUL. (Yes, reserving MAX_PATH+1 characters for buffers is useless).

[db90h]

He may have been reserving space for the folder name, and haphazardly picked MAX_PATH-100 as a limit on the file base name. Who knows.

Did you set out to find this bug looking for a buffer overflow, or accidentally?

[brotherS]

I found the bug because I sometimes like to use very long filenames.