win32api.FindFiles Win2003, problem with Short Name
Neil Hodgson
nyamatongwe+thunder at gmail.com
Thu Oct 13 20:31:17 EDT 2005
Frank Borell:
> I'm having a problem retrieving the ShortName from a file that was
> written by a MAC and only from a Windows 2003 server.
>
> I realize the file has a space after it, but I can retrieve the short
> name from Windows XP and 2000;
Does your Windows 2003 machine have short file name support turned
off? The NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation registry option is popular with
some administrators.
Neil
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