The technique you have given to me which is:
DECLARE INTEGER GetShortPathName IN Win3s2API ;
STRING @cLongPath, ;
STRING @cShortPathBuff, ;
INTEGER nBuffSize
lcLongFile = "c:\program files\somefolder\my file name.doc"
lcBuffer = SPACE(511)
lnBufferSize = 511
lnShortPathLen = GetShortPathName(lcLongFile, @lcBuffer, @lnBufferSize)
lcShortPath = LEFT(lcBuffer, lnBufferSize)
does not work, which I hate to admit.
George's technique works only when the file already exists.
Following is a list that describes the logic:
1. Any application can print to this printer;
2. The printer asks my application for an export file name;
3. The printer only accepts short file path and name from my application;
4. My application creates a file name in a sub folder in the current application folder;
5. The path to my application folder may be a long path depending on the user's installation (the user has the freedom to do so);
6. Therefore, when the application is installed in a long path, the application is responsible to convert the long path name to a short one.
7. Therefore, I need a function that converts the long file name to a short one;
8. I found GetShortPathName in WIN32API which suppose to do the trick, only it didn't.
What I really need is a way to convert the long path/file names to short ones.
I am very grateful to the helps that I have received. I am going to call it a day.
Thank you,
Dawa
Dawa Tsering
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