From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: How do I get the msdos "long" (x~1.y) filename when I know the real windows long filename
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On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:44:44 GMT, "Sven-Erik Bak"
<seb AT techno-matic DOT dk> wrote:

>Is there a command that says "get_short(filename)" and returns
>the short filename that is actually used in dos.
>
>I have tried the "_lfn_gen_short_fname();" in the library but
>this is the result
>
>"_lfn_gen_short_fname();"
>                THISISALONG.NAME    ->   THISISAL.NAM
> Dos interpretation
>                THISISALONG.NAME    ->   THISIS~1.NAM

Have you tried Ralf Brown's Interrupt List?  Windows 9x and 2000
have some syscalls to help you out with this.

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