Long file names in batch file

[levievre]

Hi,

My dos app creates some pdf reports using dosprinter and I'd like to execute a batch file to rename and compress all files with long file names.

For instance, file report.bat :

ren marrpt.pdf accounting_report_march_2019.pdf

ren aprrpt.pdf accounting_report_april_2019.pdf

7za a -tzip accounting_reports account*.pdf

But ren or copy fail to execute these commands.
start copy aprrpt.pdf accounting_report_april_2019.pdf works but open a new cmd window.

Finally, is there a possibility to execute a windows app with a long file name in a batch file ?

Thank you,
David.

[Jos]

I would let DOSPrinter create the LFN directly, however:

1. DOS in vDos doesn’t support LFN.
2. If do don’t want a CMD window, use something like: CMD HIDE /c copy aprrpt.pdf accounting_report_april_2019.pdf.
3. If you mean the windows app has some LFN in its path, use the SFN variant. If it’s the command line, that is passed on as-is to the windows app. Eventually enclose the LFN in double quotes if needed. Or rename the .BAT file to .CMD, and execute that.

Jos

[levievre]

I will try to use CMD HIDE /c and will let you know

Thank you very much.

David.

[levievre]

I did try both solutions. Using CMD HIDE /c or starting a cmd file instead of a bat file.
Both solutions work finely.

Thank you again.

David.