do you mean the %path% environment variable where all the executable's are located?
get shell("path") which is the same as get $path -- And for the faq of it... answer shell("help") or repeat for each line x of shell("help") get it & cr & cr & shell("help" && word 1 of x) end repeat answer it ;) untested naturally and if you like 8.3 names, put shell("dir /X") -- http://monsieurx.com New dreambox story waiting 4 ya! > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Scott Rossi > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 18:19 > To: How to use Revolution > Subject: Re: Short Names/Dos Names/8.3 > > > >> How do I get the short names for Windows paths from within Rev? > > Is the shortFilePath function usable? > > Regards, > > Scott Rossi > Creative Director > Tactile Media, Development & Design > ----- > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > W: http://www.tactilemedia.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution