long filenames

[Daniel Buttigieg]

Hi guys, I have a simple problem why trying to shell a program to a long filename.

I am doing the following:

fun$="DIR > file1"
shell fun$

fun$="COPY file1 longfilename2"
shell fun$


Under window$ '95, "longfilename2" is created - everything okay
However, under window$ '2000, "longfile" is created. Why is my filename getting truncated ?

Thankyou for any help you can provide !

Daniel Buttigieg

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[Roger Barrett]

Not sure if this will work (dont have 2000)
Put the filenames in quotes before you shell
copy "file1" "verylongfilename"
i.e.
s$="copy "+chr$(34)+"file1"+chr$(34,32,34)+"verylongfilename"+chr$(34)
shell s$

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[Tom Hanlin]

NT and Windows 2000 come with two command shells, 16-bit and 32-bit, just to confuse things.
If your application invokes the 16-bit command shell, you won't have access to long filenames!
So, it might be better to make your own copy routine. The Downloads area here has a number of
packages that provide PB/DOS with long filename support.

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Tom Hanlin
PowerBASIC Staff