I know that we can use GetShortPathName API to retrieve the short filename for a given long filename but is there anyway to retrieve the long filename from a given short filename?? Please advise. Reply or cc a
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Sun, 09 Apr 2000 03:00:00 GMT
Bob Butle #2 / 3
Short Filename to Long Filename ???
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> I know that we can use GetShortPathName API to retrieve the short > filename for a given long filename but is there anyway to retrieve the > long filename from a given short filename?? Please advise. Reply or cc a
Try using Dir$(shortname) You may need to pull apart the various directory names if you are doing a full path and do each one individually.
Sun, 09 Apr 2000 03:00:00 GMT
Roger Smi #3 / 3
Short Filename to Long Filename ???
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>I know that we can use GetShortPathName API to retrieve the short >filename for a given long filename but is there anyway to retrieve the >long filename from a given short filename?? Please advise. Reply or cc a
longname = Dir(shortname, 31)
-- Roger
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Short Filename to Long Filename ???