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Win2K Batch files and long filename

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Name: Eric
Date: July 21, 2003 at 09:47:28 Pacific
Subject: Win2K Batch files and long filename
OS: Windows 2000
CPU/Ram: P3/256k

Comment:

Hi.
I've stumbled onto something. I've got about 50 or so files (mainly .xls but some others) that I want to grab and put in another directory via a batch file. Problem is that bat files don't seem to do anything other than 8+3 format and all of these files have long filenames and it isn't realistic to change the filenames as they link to other fies, etc. Does anyone know of a work-around?
Thanks in advance
Eric

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Response Number 1

Name: Carrie Armstrong
Date: July 21, 2003 at 11:09:06 Pacific
Subject: Win2K Batch files and long filename

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I don't know of a workaround with a DOS batch file, but you may want to search the internet for some VB scripts...

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