Re: [Boost-users] boost::filesystem question

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] boost::filesystem question
From: Bill Buklis (boostusr_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-08-01 12:26:05

On 8/1/2012 11:13 AM, Júlio Hoffimann wrote:
> Please define "Windows short name".
>
> Regards,
> Júlio.
>
> 2012/8/1 Arno <arno.schaefer_at_[hidden] <mailto:arno.schaefer_at_[hidden]>>
>
>     Hi all,
>
>     is it possible to find out the Windows short name of a valid
>     Windows path and/or
>     vise versa?
>     We are using Boost 1.42 at the moment.
>
>     best regards
>     Arno
>

Given that short file names are thankfully almost a thing of the past, I 
can't see any reason for boost to provide direct support for these. I 
doubt that it currently does. But, you can always retrieve the long file 
name and call the Windows API function GetShortPathName to retrieve it.

Brief history:

Short file names are the old DOS style 8.3 character file/directory names.

-- 
Bill