[dba-Tech] Short Filenames

Thanks to both of you!
A.

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Bruce H. Johnson <bhj at wrkblslns.com> wrote:

> The Windows API has a "conversion". See
> http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0020.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2012 7:34 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Short Filenames
>
> How does one determine the short filename (i.e.
> "D:\PROGRA~1\xxx\bin\my.exe" for a long filename such as "D:\Program Files
> (x86)\xxx\bin\my.exe"?
>
> On D:\ there is also D:\Program Files; whose short name is as above. Does
> this make the x86 directory ~2?
>
>