Is UniCode disabled in UDF breaking the standard or is it still highly compatible for sufficient for ascii only filename

[rjamesd]

I am burning a DVD with very long e.g. around 123 or more character files (i.e. .eml files with subject and header in filename).

I want to avoid truncation.

 

I understand that turning off unicode (i.e 16bit/2bytes per character) support so that 8bit/1byte per character will double the length available - for ascii filenames

 

Three questions:

 

1) Given that I only ever want to use ascii filenames and never unicode is there any disadvantage *in this case* in switching off unicode?

 

2) Does switching off unicode make my discs any less compatible with readers OSs etc, given that the filename text is only ascii?

 

3) Is switching off unicode a valid option in the UDF standard? i.e. not breaking the rules of the standard?

 

 

Reference topics I've already looked at for answers:

"Maximum filename length for UDF Imgburn limits to filenames 127 characters yet UDF supports 254 char"

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=11845

 

"Extremely long file names (including path) and files with semicolons in their names on the same disc"

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=17044

 

"any downside to making that this setting the default for UDF?"

http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=11845&st=0&p=103631entry103631

[LIGHTNING UK!]

1. No

2. No

3. Yes

[rjamesd]

1. No

2. No

3. Yes

 

Thanks!

 

http://superuser.com/questions/278402/how-to-compare-files-with-partially-matching-file-names-tools-software