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Subject: Re: Epics field names > 4 chars OK?
From: Marty Kraimer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 09:01:54 -0500
[email protected] wrote:
> 
> Is it now legitimate to have field names in records which are longer
> than four characters.
> 
> It appears to work in R3.13.0beta10 (or maybe the 4 character limit was
> lifted long ago)...


Almost all (or perhaps all) code in iocCore has been changed
to allow arbitrary length field names.

HOWEVER.

I would not try it. I have no idea what would break.
This restriction has been removed as a step to the future.

Marty Kraimer

References:
Epics field names > 4 chars OK? Guy_Jennings

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