From: Guillaume Marcais <guslist@...>
Date: 2004-04-04T21:35:27+09:00
Subject: Re: Rre: ruby, cygwin and paths

Thanx.

Guillaume.

Le 3 avr. 04, � 08:49, anon luker a �crit :

>> How to convert a 8.3 dos paths to its fully expanded version. For
>> example, how to translate:
>> C:\\CYGWIN\\HOME\MYFULL~1\MONROE~9.ALT
>> to
>> /cygdrive/c/cygwin/home/My Full Name/Monroe-Tyson.alt
>> Any solution out there?
>> Guillaume.
>
> require 'Win32API'
>
> def get_long_win32_filename(short_name)
> 	max_path = 1024
> 	long_name = " " * max_path
> 	lfn_size = Win32API.new("kernel32", "GetLongPathName", ['P','P','L'],
> 'L').call(short_name, long_name, max_path)
> 	return (1..max_path).include?(lfn_size) ? long_name[0..lfn_size-1] :
> short_name
> end
>
> short_name = 'C:\progra~1\frozen~1\frozen~1.exe'
> puts "#{get_long_win32_filename(short_name)}" # => C:\Program
> Files\Frozen-Bubble\frozen-bubble.exe
>
> cheers,
> prs
>