Re: Dos Paths

By Winblows does that mean you think Windows blows or that you guys don't have a compiler for Windows? Borland gives out a free C++ compiler for Win... If you're running Linux, then get gcc/g++, it's free. "Bb" <ben@themidwestgroup.com> wrote in message news:20020710123624.82756.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > It doesn't matter how fast it does it. It matters what language it does it. > C and C++ are a big no no as our company doesn't have a compiler (winblows). > > Thanks for the pointer > > "David Otton" <david.otton@overnetdata.com> wrote in message > news:qs9oiugp9e2hl2k0qv6o1h9aloln99vg8s@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 10 Jul 2002 13:14:44 +0100, you wrote: > > > > >I've got an application that requires dos folder names (8.3 standard) as > > >input. > > > > > >I also have PHP, which quite happily can cope with both. > > > > > >Can someone help me write a function to translate full paths to dos paths > > > > You may have to drop down to C/C++ and ask the OS to lookup the short > > version of the path for you (GetShortPathName and GetShortPathNameW). > > But if you want to do it "by hand", Knowledge Base article Q142982 > > might be a place to start. > > > >