Since you don't have enough information, you wouldn't be able to do this.

You could get a list of file names by using the RUN command DIR and putting the results in a text file. Then open the text file. Something like:

RUN DIR /B > paul.txt

NOTE: /B returns the bare format

>Is there a method of converting short filenames, as returned to DOS programs by W9x back to the original long filename.
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>I need to do a search on a set of textfiles, using an old DOS program, which returns a list of filenames matching a particular set of criteria & then match these short filenames to the full length filename stored as a field in a database table.
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>I guess there should be a function or API call, but I cant find it in the documentation.
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>TIA
>Paul