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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSW DOT Invalid>
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Subject: Re: Long file name support
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On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:14:32 -0400 in comp.os.msdos.djgpp, DJ Delorie
<dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

>
>> Do you mean plain DOS or Windows?
>> 
>> Mike C said the following / schrieb folgendes  (25.10.2004 22:02):
>> > Under Windows, I have made a shortcut to my program, and when I drag the
>
>He obviously means windows.
>
>The problem is convincing the Windows drag-n-drop mechanism to pass
>LFNs on the command line to DJGPP programs, or to somehow get the LFN
>from the SFN.

You can force this by editing the 'open' command line under
Explorer/View/Options/File Types/<pick one>/Edit/Actions/open/Edit
and change the command line to 'file.exe """%L"""' if I have the quote
quoting correct. 

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Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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