TSF Directory
The TSF Directory is a file-system directory where TSF's are stored on the PC's harddisk. This directory is created during the installation of RadiMation. The exact location of the directory is also determined during the installation and it is depending on several factors of the PC itself.
When the internal structure of the TSF Directory was designed, the 8.3 file system limitations was still in effect. More information about the 8.3 file system limitations can be found here
Because users wanted to use more then 8 characters to define there files names, RadiMation has create a tree-like structure to overcome this problem. These filenames have got a different name then the user has initially specified as the name of the TSF itself. The advantage of this solution is that the name of the TSF is not limited to the limitations of the file-system. This allows to use more than 8 characters and also allows to use the characters: ':', ';', '*', '\', etc.. The correct full name of the TSF file is stored inside the TSF-file itself. Be aware that this doesn't allow to change the name of the TSF file on the harddisk, in order to change the name of the TSF. You should rename TSF's inside RadiMation. The best way to look at TSF file structure is to assume that it is a closed database. If you change a single file by hand, you are on your own, and the correct working of the software is no longer guaranteed.
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