>I have a problem with saving a file using the WINMM.DLL. Having declared the dll, if I issue these commands:
>
>ThisForm.FileName = PutFile([Save file as:], [], [wav])
>if !empty(ThisForm.FileName)
> if [ ] $ ThisForm.FileName
> messagebox([Spaces are not allowed anywhere in the path or name of this file]+chr(13)+chr(10)+;
> [You are trying to save this to: ]+ThisForm.FileName,16,[Illegal Path or Name])
> else
> SendString = chr(34)+[save capture ]+ThisForm.FileName+chr(34)
> mciSendString(&SendString,"0",0,0)
> ThisForm.cmdGroup.Command1.Enabled = .F.
> ThisForm.cmdGroup.Command2.Enabled = .F.
> This.Enabled = .F.
> ThisForm.CreateLink
>endif
>
>the file is saved properly as long as there are no spaces in ThisForm.FileName. So there are two possible options:
>
>1. Someone can instruct me as to how to save a file name path with spaces through the dll.
>
>2. Someone can instruct me as to how to convert the file name path with spaces to and C:\PROGRA~1\MYWave.wav format.
>
>If anyone can answer either of these questions it would be most helpful.
>
>TIA
>
>DJ Hunt :o)

Donald,

What's the function you're using to save the file? AFAIK, WINMM.DLL's sndPlaySound() function works fine with long file names. So I'm not so sure that's the problem.

However, the Windows API function GetShortPathName() returns this information if need be.

DECLARE INTEGER GetShortPathName IN Win32API;
 STRING @lpszLongPath, STRING @lpszShortPath,;
 INTEGER cchBuffer
lnsize = 100
lcbuffer = SPACE(lnsize)
* lcfile is the file of interest
lnresult = GetShortPathName(@lcfile, @lcbuffer, lnsize)
? LEFT(lcbuffer, lnresult)