8.3 File names

[cjk32]

Hello,

When setting up actions for a given filetype, is there any way to force
windows to pass the filename on the command line in 8.3 format?

For example, instead of having:

oldprog.exe "%1"

You'd have:

oldprog.exe %8

Many thanks,

Chris Key

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hello,

When setting up actions for a given filetype, is there any way to force
windows to pass the filename on the command line in 8.3 format?

For example, instead of having:

oldprog.exe "%1"

You'd have:

oldprog.exe %8

Many thanks,

Chris Key

There probably is a way but you need to be more specific.
Presumably you're talking about a batch file, so let's have
an example of what you're trying to do. Why do you actually
want SFNs?

 

[Phil Robyn]

Hello,

When setting up actions for a given filetype, is there any way to force
windows to pass the filename on the command line in 8.3 format?

For example, instead of having:

oldprog.exe "%1"

You'd have:

oldprog.exe %8

Many thanks,

Chris Key

- - - - - - - - begin screen capture WinXP Pro SP2 - - - - - - - -
C:\cmd>dir data\l*.* | find "/"
03/28/2001 02:12 PM 923 linespeeds.txt
10/22/2001 09:11 AM 412 ListOfServices.dat

C:\cmd>for %a in (data\l*.*) do @echo %~snxa
LINESP~1.TXT
LISTOF~1.DAT

C:\cmd>for %a in (data\l*.*) do @echo %~sfa
C:\cmd\data\LINESP~1.TXT
C:\cmd\data\LISTOF~1.DAT

C:\cmd>for %a in (data\l*.*) do @echo %~sa
C:\cmd\data\LINESP~1.TXT
C:\cmd\data\LISTOF~1.DAT
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So on the basis of the preceding, you would use

oldprog.exe %~snx1

if you only want the filename or

oldprog.exe %~f1

if you want the file path as well.