Accessing files beyond MAX_PATH in C#/.NET

Question

BACKGROUND

I need to write a tool using .NET version 2.0 at highest (using something off the shelf is not an option for this client for political, c

Answer 1

The BCL team did a 3 part series on exactly why these choices were made and what the work arounds are. If you haven't read that yet I suggest you do as it's a great source of information on the subject

• http://blogs.msdn.com/bclteam/archive/2007/02/13/long-paths-in-net-part-1-of-3-kim-hamilton.aspx