From: Chi Hang <hang AT nortel DOT ca>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Long file names
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 15:33:18 -0400
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Isn't there a utility to convert longfilenames to the DOS filenames (e.g.,
\windows\progra~1) ?

Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:

> In article <D42F2F45E107D311A0E00000F81FEE500361F1 AT tango_comms DOT tango DOT lu> you wrote:
> [...]
> > content. But it seems that (_USE_LFN told me that) Windows NT doesn't
> > support long filenames ??
>
> Exactly. The reason is explained in the FAQ, so let me put it shortly:
> NT refuses to pass LFN information to any DOS program. There's next to
> nothing DJGPP could do about that. Go sue Bill Gates, if you dare :-(
>
> --
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
> Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.