mattn wrote:
>> If :p (on Windows) always produced the expanded long name, then
>> :p:8 could be used if someone wanted the short full path.
>
> No.
>
> :echo fnamemodify('C:\Program Files', ':8:p')
> C:\PROGRA~1If there is a problem, please spell it out as the above is correct. >> I can't see a reason someone would need an 8.3 name expanded to >> anything other than its full long path (with :p), or its full short >> path (with :p:8). > > What we want is full long path. Currentl, :p don't return > long full long path. That's why I said *if* :p always produced the expanded long name, then :p:8 would be all that was needed to produce the equivalent short name. If :p produced the expanded long path, would there be a need for any further changes? Why? John -- You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. Do not top-post! Type your reply below the text you are replying to. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php
