VB/WinAPI, Short filename to long filename

Short filename to long filename

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Mike Hodgs #1 / 5	Short filename to long filename I've created an extension and registered it in the registry. When I double click on a file with my extension my app loads fine, but the path & filename appear to be of the short path/filename type, is there an API to convert this to the long type? Many Thanks, Mike Hodgson. --- Web: http://www.--*.com/ ICQ: 7503872
Thu, 03 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Randy Birc #2 / 5	Short filename to long filename Make sure you have placed quotes around the command line and parameters saved in the registry. If they are not enclosed in quotes, Windows will pass the short name. -- Randy Birch, MVP Visual Basic http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ http://www.mvps.org/ccrp/ To assist in maintaining this thread for the benefit of others, please post any response to this newsgroup. Quote: >I've created an extension and registered it in the registry. When I >double click on a file with my extension my app loads fine, but the >path & filename appear to be of the short path/filename type, is there >an API to convert this to the long type? >Many Thanks, >Mike Hodgson. >--- >Web: http://www.program.demon.co.uk >ICQ: 7503872
Thu, 03 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Guillermo 'guille' #3 / 5	Short filename to long filename Hi, In the Microsoft Knowledge Base, look for: HOWTO: Get a Long Filename from a Short Filename Article ID: Q163227 Nos vemos. Guillermo --- Te invito a mis pginas sobre Visual Basic en espa?ol http://guille.costasol.net/ ===================================================== Quote: >I've created an extension and registered it in the registry. When I >double click on a file with my extension my app loads fine, but the >path & filename appear to be of the short path/filename type, is there >an API to convert this to the long type? >Many Thanks, >Mike Hodgson. >--- >Web: http://www.program.demon.co.uk >ICQ: 7503872
Fri, 04 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Mike Hodgs #4 / 5	Short filename to long filename On Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:55:02 -0500, "Randy Birch" Quote: >Make sure you have placed quotes around the command line and parameters >saved in the registry. If they are not enclosed in quotes, Windows will >pass the short name. Thanks to everyone that replied - The code worked fine. Randy, I couldn't get your method to work. Here's my origional reg file I made. Could anyone tell me where the quotes go so I'll know for future referance. I tried the 3 obvious places in the command line: REGEDIT HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.IDS = ids_auto_file HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ids_auto_file = LCARS-IDS Program HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ids_auto_file\shell\open\command = \lcars\lcars.exe %1 Many Thanks, Mike Hodgson. --- Web: http://www.program.demon.co.uk ICQ: 7503872
Fri, 04 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

Randy Birc #5 / 5	Short filename to long filename Take a look in explorer/views/file types at pretty well any 32 bit association. You'll find that the parameters are enclosed in quotes. I don't know if doing so in an inf or reg file, but the correct param is: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT .... shell\open\command = "\lcars\lcars.exe" "%1" This assures, like in DOS, that a long filename is enclosed in quotes. -- Randy Birch, MVP Visual Basic http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/ http://www.mvps.org/ccrp/ To assist in maintaining this thread for the benefit of others, please post any response to this newsgroup. Quote: >On Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:55:02 -0500, "Randy Birch" >>Make sure you have placed quotes around the command line and parameters >>saved in the registry. If they are not enclosed in quotes, Windows will >>pass the short name. >Thanks to everyone that replied - The code worked fine. >Randy, I couldn't get your method to work. Here's my origional reg >file I made. Could anyone tell me where the quotes go so I'll know >for future referance. I tried the 3 obvious places in the command >line: >REGEDIT >HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.IDS = ids_auto_file >HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ids_auto_file = LCARS-IDS Program >HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ids_auto_file\shell\open\command = \lcars\lcars.exe >%1 >Many Thanks, >Mike Hodgson. >--- >Web: http://www.program.demon.co.uk >ICQ: 7503872
Fri, 04 May 2001 03:00:00 GMT

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