get short path name

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Sorry i should just RTFM
plz delete this shameful post 🙁
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Hi,

I need to get the short(8.3) pathname given a long pathname...

here is an example :

From : c:\program files\my application
I would like : c:\progra~1\myappl~1

thx

phew, tricky... i'm not sure if this information is saved anywhere

It can be done easily with an extension using the GetShortPathName api call. If you want me to write up a basic extension dll I can, and I will post it here.

well I wish you hadda posted the answer when you found it 🙂

I need to do the same thing... I need to write this liune to file...

FileWrite $9 "$INSTDIR\phpdev\php\php_win.exe $INSTDIR\phpdev\php\spiny\spiny.php $INSTDIR\phpdev\php\php_win.exe $\r$\n"


BUT using a short path - I did see the [SHORT] flag in the manual but have no clude how to use it in this (or any 🙂) situation...

any help would be much appreciated... the whole section is...

Function DoBatches
FileOpen $9 "$INSTDIR\startup.bat" w
FileWrite $9 "$INSTDIR\phpdev\php\php_win.exe $INSTDIR\phpdev\php\spiny\spiny.php $INSTDIR\phpdev\php\php_win.exe $\r$\n"
FileClose $9
FunctionEnd


and basically if the user selects c:\program files\
I want to write c:\progra~!\etc to file

GetFullPathName /SHORT $1 $INSTDIR

$1 will now contain the short name.

thanks kichik , very very much appreciated.

Don't know what's the problem, but I can't make '/SHORT' work on win98 (nsis2a7, win98 se). It works fine on w2k and xp, but not with win98.
Checking with this

GetFullPathName /SHORT $1 $INSTDIR

DetailPrint $1

shows that $1 doesn't contain anything.

Works for me. Are you sure $INSTDIR contains something? If it does, try using NSIS 2.0b0, if that doesn't help too attach the script.

Oops, I've been trying to get short path before actually creating InstDir 🙄
My fault.