Planetary Data System
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PDS3 Standards: Individual Issue

SCR 3-1064: Increase length of PATH_NAME

Priority: medium


Problem Summary: Based on the approval of SCR 3-1006, the length of PATH_NAME needs to be increased to accomodate longer directory names.


Working group: E. Rye (lead)

Originator: E. Rye


Standards Change Request:

Version Date Author(s) Format Note
1 2007-01-29 R. Joyner DOC provisionally approved version
PDF provisionally approved version
2 2007-02-06 R. Joyner DOC provisionally approved version; with changes
PDF provisionally approved version; with changes
3 2007-03-01 A. Raugh DOC
PDF

Discussion:


Supplementary Material:


Status:

Status Task ResponsibleParty Response
SUBMITTED 2006-01-13
IN_PROGRESS 2007-01-29
DRAFT 2007-01-29
RECOMMENDED 2007-03-06
APPROVED 2007-04-03
IN_IMPLEMENTATION 2007-04-03
RELEASED 2007-04-03

Votes:

Vote to RECOMMEND version 2 of the SCR be moved to Implementation stage.

Node Representative Version 2
ATM Lyle Huber yes
GEO Susie Slavney yes
IMG Patty Garcia yes
NAIF Boris Semenov1 no
PPI Steve Joy yes
RINGS Mitch Gordon2 no
RS Dick Simpson3 no
SBN Anne Raugh4 no
1

Agree with SBN: the number needs to be revised to be compiant with hard media approved for deep archiving

2

Based on Annes blog, we need to set the upper limit to 255 to retain ISSO 9660. I would vote yes with that change.

3

per Annes argument that it violates ISO 9660

4

The length requested (287 characters) violates the ISO 9660 standard.

Vote to RECOMMEND version 3 of the SCR be moved to Implementation stage.

Node Representative Version 3
ATM Lyle Huber yes
EN Steve Hughes yes
GEO Susie Slavney yes
IMG Patty Garcia1 yes
NAIF Boris Semenov yes
PPI Todd King yes
RINGS Mitch Gordon yes
RS Dick Simpson2 yes
SBN Anne Raugh yes
1(also requires change to "NAME" keyword.) 2But I am a little worried that some of these labels/files will become unreadable if the new, longer length options are taken to extremes.