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I used to know some trick for converting a long path name in XP to its
'DOS' short name equivalent. It was something to do with dragging it
or pasting it into an XP Command Prompt window. But I'm darned if I
can recall it now. Anyone able to help please? Objective is to get
this into short form, as I think the old program I'm working with
expects its INI file to contain a reference in that form.

C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 19:54:48 +0000, Terry Pinnell wrote:

>I used to know some trick for converting a long path name in XP to its

That's nice

>'DOS' short name equivalent. It was something to do with dragging it
>or pasting it into an XP Command Prompt window. But I'm darned if I

Neither of those.

>can recall it now. Anyone able to help please? Objective is to get
>this into short form, as I think the old program I'm working with
>expects its INI file to contain a reference in that form.
>
>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

dir /x , displays short paths as you change dirs. It's not that great.

Command line util
http://www.mkssoftware.com/docs/man1/dosname.1.asp
looks like info only, didn't read all of it.

Me

Terry Pinnell <> wrote:

|>I used to know some trick for converting a long path name in XP to its
|>'DOS' short name equivalent. It was something to do with dragging it
|>or pasting it into an XP Command Prompt window. But I'm darned if I
|>can recall it now. Anyone able to help please? Objective is to get
|>this into short form, as I think the old program I'm working with
|>expects its INI file to contain a reference in that form.
|>
|>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

The old fashion way count over 7 characters and add ~1
c:\progra~1\Mozill~1\firefox.exe

If there is a space - leave it out (but it counts as one character)

C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\acdss.exe
becomes
C:\Progra~1\ACDsys~1\ACDSee\acdsee.exe


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Terry Pinnell <> wrote:

<resent, cause I screw's up>

|>I used to know some trick for converting a long path name in XP to its
|>'DOS' short name equivalent. It was something to do with dragging it
|>or pasting it into an XP Command Prompt window. But I'm darned if I
|>can recall it now. Anyone able to help please? Objective is to get
|>this into short form, as I think the old program I'm working with
|>expects its INI file to contain a reference in that form.
|>
|>C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe

The old fashion way count over 6 characters and add ~1
c:\progra~1\Mozill~1\firefox.exe

If there is a space - leave it out

C:\Program Files\ACD Systems\ACDSee\acdss.exe
becomes
C:\Progra~1\ACDsys~1\ACDSee\acdsee.exe

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I cut out "(but it counts as one character)" trying to justify the 7
:}

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