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Re: What is the reason for this?

• Posted by DB James <larch at adelphia.net> Aug 17, 2005
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Elliott S. de Andrade wrote:
> 
> >From: DB James <guest at RapidEuphoria.com>
> >Reply-To: EUforum at topica.com
> >To: EUforum at topica.com
> >Subject: Re: What is the reason for this?
> >Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:49:39 -0700
> >
> >posted by: DB James <larch at adelphia.net>
> >
> >I have found a way to create long filenames from an Eu ".ex" file, but 
> >(there seems always to be a "but") it uses the double command of:
> >system(cmd /c fsutil file createnew "&dQuote&longFullPath&dQuotes, 2)
> >
> 
> fsutil is its own program that exists in C:\Windows\System32 (or 
> C:\WinNT\System32); you do not need to call cmd.
> 
> >This works and bypasses the emulated DOS restriction on long file names, 
> >but it insists on returning a message to stdout or stderr, anyway, to the 
> >screen.  It doesn't help to use the quiet command to cmd.exe, which is /q.
> >
> 
> Try system("fsutil file createnew "&dQuote&longFullPath&dQuote&" 20 > nul", 
> 2)
> 
> >Drat!  I don't want that message from fsutil.  Meanwhile I am wandering the 
> >corridors of Ralf Brown's list like a wraith lost in Colossal Cave, and 
> >trying other tricks....
> >
> >--Quark
> >
> 
> ~[ WingZone ]~
> <a href="http://wingzone.tripod.com/">http://wingzone.tripod.com/</a>
> 
Hi Elliot,

Did you try that on your machine?  You were right about skipping the cmd /q /c
part, this worked to create the file:

system("fsutil file createnew "&dQ&fullPath&dQ&" 0 > nul",2)

However, it still proudly announced to the screen that it had done what it was
asked to do.

Thanks for the reply, it helped.

--Quark