From: andrewd AT axonet DOT com DOT au (Andrew Dalgleish) Subject: RE: gzip converts stuff to 8.3 filenames 10 Apr 1998 06:36:35 -0700 Message-ID: <91A8FD196436D1118EC2006008186C96070582.cygnus.gnu-win32@server1.axonet.com.au> To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com Cc: Allan Peda > -----Original Message----- > From: Allan Peda [SMTP:allan AT interport DOT net] > Sent: 1998 April 01, Wednesday 12:29 > To: gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com > Subject: gzip converts stuff to 8.3 filenames > > I'm fudging around with gzip and those nifty registry sendto commands, > and I zip a file off to gzip, sure enough emacs-lisp-manual.ps > becomes EMACS-~1.PS.gz > > Now: I guess the most sure bet/quick fix is a batch file "wrapper" > to save the name as a variable and move it. Anyone have one. I'll > wait > a day and if no reply, I'll post it here. > > .. Well it's (sorta) Cygwin32 related. > > Thanks > a > - > For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message > to > "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help". [Andrew Dalgleish] This is not a gzip bug - the Explorer shell sends the short name. I have a batch file, NotePad and WordPad in my "Send To" menu. The batch file and WordPad both get the short name, but Notepad opens the file using the long name. I suspect that Notepad gets the short name, but then converts it by calling FindFirstFile(). BTW, to expand a full path you need to call FindFirstFile() for each directory level in the path, as well as the file name. Regards, Andrew Dalgleish - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request AT cygnus DOT com" with one line of text: "help".