> Does anyone know a way to return dos style paths to director?
Buddy API's baShortFileName will do this.
Best,
Marvin
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Buddy again...
use baShortFileName. I use it in both the application and the file.
Stephen
Julian Weaver wrote the following on 10/6/2004 8:20 AM:
Hi,
yep, that works in filextra too.
many thanks tim.
julian
>
> I think the reason is that when MS apps take the
> filenam
Hi,
yep, that works in filextra too.
many thanks tim.
julian
>
> I think the reason is that when MS apps take the
> filename it sees the space as the end of the
> parameter, by passing the parameter inside
> quotation marks, this is avoided.
sorry, wrong version went out a moment ago.
it turns out that "C:\testdir\volume 1\test.doc"
works when it's
"C:\testdir\volume~1\test.doc"
Does anyone know a way to return dos style paths to director?
thanks
Julian
> I'm having problems with opening office files where
Hi,
I found this problem as well, even using Buddy api.
To solve it (at least in buddy) I found that if you take the path to the
file you are opening e.g.
"C:\my docs\afile.doc"
and make it
QUOTE & "C:\my docs\afile.doc" & QUOTE
it will probably work.
I think the reason is that when MS ap
