Convert windows path with space to 8.3 format ?

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How can I Convert windows path with spaces to 8.3 format from inside perl?

Thanks in advance

Jim

 

[Paul Lalli]

How can I Convert windows path with spaces to 8.3 format from inside perl?

With a substitute operation, the substr() function, and a counter
variable, I imagine.

If you make an attempt and post your code, there's a high probability
someone will be able to help you fix it if it doesn't work.

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Paul Lalli

 

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With a substitute operation, the substr() function, and a counter
variable, I imagine.

If you make an attempt and post your code, there's a high probability
someone will be able to help you fix it if it doesn't work.

Before doing that however, I strongly suggest you read the Posting
Guidelines for this group, which are posted here twice a week.

Paul Lalli

I am kind of assuming/hoping there is a perl module that can perfrom
this functionality ...

Thanks though for your info ... but its not quite what I am looking for.

Jim

 

[ednotover]

How can I Convert windows path with spaces to 8.3 format from inside perl?

See the doc for Win32::GetShortPathName().

http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.8/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm

Ed

 

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Thanks kindly!!!!!!

See the doc for Win32::GetShortPathName().

http://search.cpan.org/~nwclark/perl-5.8.8/win32/ext/Win32/Win32.pm

Ed