Very Computer

Hi,

Is it possible to use long paths with OSFI?

Eg, I would like to:

OPEN 'DOS:C:/Program Files/Some Directory/' TO FILE.FV

This code works with 8.3 paths but not the example above. Is there any way I
can do this?

Thanks,

Peter

How about trying

OPEN 'DOS:C:/Progra~1/Some D~1/' TO FILE.FV

that is the old style of converting long names to 8.3 format.

Matt Harting
Progressive Software Solutions

Quote:> Hi,

> Is it possible to use long paths with OSFI?

> Eg, I would like to:

> OPEN 'DOS:C:/Program Files/Some Directory/' TO FILE.FV

> This code works with 8.3 paths but not the example above. Is there any way
I
> can do this?

> Thanks,

> Peter

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or

OPEN 'dos:c:/"program files"/"Some Directory"/' to FILE.FV

but the spaces will probably be your biggest problem.

Mark Brown

I'll have to try that syntax Mark.  :)

I was thinking along the lines of what Matt wrote.  A while back I
figured out how to use the 'dir' command to return the full path in
8.3 format.  I wrapped that in a call so that I could do something
like this:
  call GetPath(longpath,shortpath)
Inside that routine it just did an execute "!dir -something ":path,
maybe within a loop.

Sorry I don't remember the code but I hope that helps.
Tony

"The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the
same good things for the first time."
- Friedrich (Peachy) Nietzsche

Quote:> or

> OPEN 'dos:c:/"program files"/"Some Directory"/' to FILE.FV

> but the spaces will probably be your biggest problem.

> Mark Brown

I tried that, but it doesn't seem to work. Perhaps D3 is not "long-filename
aware". Never mind, I may be able to work around the problem.

Peter

Quote:> How about trying

> OPEN 'DOS:C:/Progra~1/Some D~1/' TO FILE.FV

> that is the old style of converting long names to 8.3 format.

Yes, that will probably work 98% of the time. However, this is for an
installer so I would prefer not to assume anything!

Thanks,

Peter