Android Question The filename or extension is too long

[Calvin Yee]

Now I have the error "The filename or extension is too long" when i compile the project.

I am using version b4A 10.0
please advice.

B4A Version: 10.0
Java Version: 8
Parsing code.    (0.71s)
Building folders structure.    (0.15s)
Compiling code.    (0.57s)
Compiling layouts code.    (0.16s)
Organizing libraries.    (0.00s)
    (AndroidX SDK)
Generating R file.    (0.00s)
Compiling generated Java code.    Error
The filename or extension is too long

 

[DonManfred]

My guess is that you need to switch to java 11

 

[agraham]

I thought that Erel was fixing this in version 10.0 - perhaps not!

Compiling Error - The filename or extension is too long

Now I have the error "The filename or extension is too long" when i compile the project. If i remove one or two modules from the project, I don´t have this error. There is some limit for the project size ? B4A Version: 9.80 Java Version: 8 Parsing code. (2.75s) Building folders structure...

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My guess is that you need to switch to java 11

I don't think that would help.

 

[Calvin Yee]

Means this issue not yet fixed.

Please advice.

 

[Erel]

There is a fix for large projects. Maybe the threshold set is too high.

Open Objects\src. How many files do you see there?

 

[Calvin Yee]

Checked, Total files is 330.

 

[Erel]

If you like, send me the complete project and I'll test it here.

As I recommended before, it sounds like you should split it into several "subprojects" and compile them as libraries. It will make things easier to maintain and compilation will be faster.

 

[Calvin Yee]

Do you any guildeline/tutorial, because I have no Idea how to split it into several "subprojects" and compile them as libraries.

 

[omo]

Hope is not because you have your project folder inside other subfolders that makes its filename extension longer? Try to copy your main project folder directly into C: drive, run and recompile your project from there to shorten filename extension

 

[Erel]

Do you any guildeline/tutorial, because I have no Idea how to split it into several "subprojects" and compile them as libraries.

You need to find a set of classes that don't depend on any other module, and move them to a new project. You can then compile them with Project - Compile As Library. It will create a jar and xml file that you need to put in the libraries folder and reference from the main project.