[TechAssist] Re: Making a List of Files

  • From: William E Miller <prototech@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:22:56 -0500

> That will only work if all your folder and file names are in the old DO=
S =

> format, right? Long file names and spaces between words, etc, will not =

> allow DOS commands to find anything or is there a way to do this that I=
 =

> am not aware of?

On long file names & folder names, you just use the first 6 characyers an=
d
then ~1.

E.G. file name service_manual.pdf =3D servic~1.pdf

Viola!


William E. Miller, ASEET
prototech@xxxxxxx
Indiana USA


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