Naming
The Naming menu lets you specify how you want Toast to handle file names that are not compatible with the ISO file format.
Toast automatically transforms file or folder names so they conform to the naming option you choose. The Files panel lists the transformed name, along with the original name (in gray).
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ISO 9660 Level 1: This is the original ISO naming format and is considered restrictive (most systems don't need pure ISO standard).
Name requirements:
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Length: 8.3 characters
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Characters: uppercase letters A-Z, numbers 0-9 and the underscore _. No other characters are allowed.
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Examples: ISO_NAME.TXT, IMAGE_1.TIF
ISO Level 1 has a limitation of 8 levels of nested directories. Toast allows you to have more than 8 levels, but the data might not be readable on many systems. (Toast warns you before trying to write an ISO CD with more than 8 levels.)
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Allow MS-DOS Names: similar to ISO Level 1 but not as restrictive. Use this option for CDs intended for DOS or Windows 3.x systems.
Name requirements:
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Length: 8.3 characters
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Characters: uppercase letters A-Z, numbers 0-9, the underscore _, and these special characters: { } @ - ^ ! $ % &
( ) ` ´ # ~
ISO format has a limitation of 8 levels of nested directories. Toast allows you to have more than 8 levels but the data might not be readable on many systems (you will be warned before trying to write an ISO CD with more than 8 levels).
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Allow Macintosh Names: causes Toast to leave all file and folder names as they are. If you are using ISO format CDs to make incremental backups from your Macintosh, choose this option.
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Caution:
CDs created with the Allow Macintosh Names naming option can be used only on Macintosh computers.
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Joliet (MS-DOS + Windows): preserves long file names on the CD for use under Windows 95 or later and Windows NT® or later, while also being fully compatible with older versions of DOS and Windows.
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Note:
Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, and XP support Joliet.
A Joliet format CD contains two file systems:
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An ISO 9660 compliant file system using MS-DOS names
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The Joliet file system using long Unicode names.
Both file systems point to the same data files. Remember that only Mac OS X, Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, NT 4.0, and XP systems will have access to the long names. ISO 9660-compliant systems such as MS-DOS or UNIX will only see the ISO 9660 file system. A cross-platform ISO 9660 CD created with Joliet names actually contains three different file systems: Mac OS (Standard or Extended), ISO 9660, and Joliet.
Name requirements:
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Length: Up to 64 characters
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Characters: These characters are not allowed */:;?\
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Example: 1998 Report to Shareholders
When you select Joliet in ISO 9660 format, Toast does not automatically change file names. Instead, illegal names (containing */:;?\ ) are flagged with three red exclamation marks in the file list.
When creating Joliet names in Custom Hybrid format, Toast automatically replaces illegal characters.
To export a list of illegal names to the clipboard, choose Edit > Copy and click Items with illegal names.
Viewing the short names under Joliet
To view the short names seen by MS-DOS:
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Click the Settings tab.
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In the Settings panel, choose Allow MS-DOS Names from the Naming pop-up menu.
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If you change a short name, the long (Joliet) name will be changed too.
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Append Version Numbers (;1). This option adds the standard ISO version number (;1) to every file name. This version number is normally invisible, and is seldom needed. This option is not available with Macintosh names.
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Caution:
Mac OS does not usually display version numbers even if they are on the CD.
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Use Apple Extensions. To have Toast write both the data and resource forks for Mac files, check this option.
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This has no effect when the CD is read on a PC.
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For hybrid CDs this option is not needed, as both forks are always written to the HFS/HFS+ part of the CD.
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Set Defaults: To preserve your current settings as the default for future Toast sessions, click this button.
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More. To enter a variety of additional information that will be written to the CD as part of the directory, click More. In most cases, this information is not visible or accessible to the user.
