I searched DejaNews, Ian Moorish's and Clarence Washington's sites, but
can't find the solution to this one.

Given a fully qualified filespec (path) in its short name version, how
can it be expanded into its full long name version?  I mean the folder
names and file name.  I'm using VBScript in Win 9x  For the esthetics of
displaying the full pathspec, I want to be able to show the long
version.  After all, this is a 32 bit code interface, isn't it?

I have had only partial success with various approaches.  I can get an
expanded folder name, but not the file name.  I have to cheat and preset
the active folder in a batch procedure before launching the script.  It
seems that all of the VBScipt naming methods (BaseName, GetFileName,
Name, Path, BuildPath, etc) leave valid names unchanged.  They just
parse/concatenate the sting(s) provided, without performing any
conversion.  How do I achieve the conversion?

BTW, I want to stay with the standard install of WSH and the VBScripting
engine.  I'm not looking for another set of objects or another object
library.  Thanks anyway.  I want to be able to distribute the script
only and have others be able to run it without installing anything else.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Tom Lavedas
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http://www.*-*-*.com/ ~tglbatch/

I tried to figure this one out too without success.  I'd be interested in
the solution if you find one...

Mike Harris

|I searched DejaNews, Ian Moorish's and Clarence Washington's sites, but
|can't find the solution to this one.
|
|Given a fully qualified filespec (path) in its short name version, how
|can it be expanded into its full long name version?  I mean the folder
|names and file name.  I'm using VBScript in Win 9x  For the esthetics of
|displaying the full pathspec, I want to be able to show the long
|version.  After all, this is a 32 bit code interface, isn't it?
|
|I have had only partial success with various approaches.  I can get an
|expanded folder name, but not the file name.  I have to cheat and preset
|the active folder in a batch procedure before launching the script.  It
|seems that all of the VBScipt naming methods (BaseName, GetFileName,
|Name, Path, BuildPath, etc) leave valid names unchanged.  They just
|parse/concatenate the sting(s) provided, without performing any
|conversion.  How do I achieve the conversion?
|
|BTW, I want to stay with the standard install of WSH and the VBScripting
|engine.  I'm not looking for another set of objects or another object
|library.  Thanks anyway.  I want to be able to distribute the script
|only and have others be able to run it without installing anything else.
|
|Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks
|
|Tom Lavedas
|-----------
|http://www.pressroom.com/~tglbatch/