Command line question

[Sphax]

I actually associate a special extension to my program. All work well but when my filename double clicked has more than 8 wharacters, I obtain a old path like DOS.

Example :
- filename : "File.ext"
> When double clicked (wich open it in my program) I obtain "C:\File.ext"

- filename : "FileWithLongName.ext"
> When double clicked (wich open it in my program) I obtain : "C:\FILEWI~1.EXT"

How can I convert this filename to the real filename ?
How can I get the real filename ?

Thanks

[DJFuego]

What version of windows and what File system are you using (eg FAT32/NTFS) the program on? did you build the application on the same machine?

You should be able to use the File object and/or special actions.
If you are using Special actions are you using fixed pathnames or evaluated pathnames?

[raytrace]

nearly all programs accept the old system anyway

[Sphax]

I have WindowsXP.

The problem is that I want to get the real filename and not the restritive filename.

I've tried to use "FileTitle$()" function of "File object" but I get "FILEWI~1" and not "FileWithLongName"...

Is somebody know how can I get the real filename from old path like "C:\FILEWI~1.EXT" with a MMF2 extension or in C/C++...

[raytrace]

Well, ~1 means the first 1 in alphabetical order so find all the files named "FileWI*.ext" in C:\ and get the first one...

[Gustav]

I was testing it...

If I have the two directories C:\Dokument and C:\Dokuments, the first one had to stand at the fist position. I am loading a file out of directory two and the command line path says C:\DOKUME~1\file.txt [cry]
HOW we can this take apart!?