[Tutor] windows and filenames

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

> Although the script is called, and it works like it should, 
> the values it's recieving are a little bit wrong. 
> It's recieving DOS-style truncated filenames, which makes 
> the script useless. 

I'm confused. You say it receives the filename and works.
Then you say its useless. a working program sound useful 
to me....?

> F:\mp3s\electronica, the script recieves the parameter of 
> F:\mp3s\ELECTR~1.


But to windoze they resolve to the same place, why is 
this a problem? Or are you trying to display the 
long path name to the users?

> Alternately, is anyone good with windows? The right-click menu calls:
> cmd.exe /c "f:\nerd stuff\clipurl.py" %1

Dunno if this would work but maybe putting quotes around 
the %1 might work? OTOH it probably just passes a literal 
%1 to the program!

> where clipurl.py is the script. Is there a way I could make 
> it pass the correct path, 

It is passing the correct path, just using a shortened form 
of the name....

If you really need the long name then I guess its into 
the Windows API via winall....

Alan g.