Short filename format returned as temp file name

[Claire]

When I call the Path.GetTempFileName() function I'm getting the following
file path returned.
C:\DOCUME~1\CLAIRE~1.JFM\LOCALS~1\Temp\tmp51.tmp

For some reason, when the temp file's opened, it's creating the following
path "C:\documents and settings\claire~1~jfm\locals~1\temp" It should be
"c:\Documents and Settings\ claire.smith.jfmom\local settings\temp"
Is this because Windows XP has decided to create my user directory from my
login name plus the domain? (claire.smith.jfmom) and the result's too
complex to be restructured from short into the correct long path name later?
I really don't like this ugly mess, can I create the correct file path
somehow?

thanks

 

[Guest]

I want to find the answer too . I searched it from Google which lead me here

 

[Ahmed Qurashi]

I think this may work:
Shell Path Name Convert
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/...mpleGuid=b310d797-bdb2-4726-a0f0-ec44baa2ac66

ok,
aq

 

[Guest]

Ahmed , Thank you very much . but I meet a problem just like the author said "
However, it's not always convenient to work with the short path names and
..NET provides no built in way to get the long path name. " ....

 

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

When I call the Path.GetTempFileName() function I'm getting the following
file path returned.
C:\DOCUME~1\CLAIRE~1.JFM\LOCALS~1\Temp\tmp51.tmp

For some reason, when the temp file's opened, it's creating the following
path "C:\documents and settings\claire~1~jfm\locals~1\temp" It should be
"c:\Documents and Settings\ claire.smith.jfmom\local settings\temp"
Is this because Windows XP has decided to create my user directory from my
login name plus the domain? (claire.smith.jfmom) and the result's too
complex to be restructured from short into the correct long path name
later? I really don't like this ugly mess, can I create the correct file
path somehow?

thanks

Check this, and be warned!
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/12/24/331750.aspx

Willy.