Get DOS path instead of Windows path
WindowsCommand LineWindows Problem Overview
In a DOS window, how can I get the full DOS name/short name of the directory I am in?
For example, if I am in the directory C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_22, I want to display it's short name C:\PROGRA~1\Java\JDK16~1.0_2.
I know running dir /x will give me the short names of files/directories in the current directory but I haven't been able to find a way to display the full path of the current directory in short name format. I'm having to work my way through the path from the root, directory by directory, running dir /x in each.
I'm sure there is an easier way to do this?
Windows Solutions
Solution 1 - Windows
for %I in (.) do echo %~sI
Any simpler way?
Solution 2 - Windows
You could also enter the following into a CMD window:
dir <ParentDirectory> /X
Where <ParentDirectory> is replaced with the full path of the directory containing the item you would like the name for.
While the output is not a simple as Timbo's answer, it will list all the items in the specified directory with the actual name and (if different) the short name.
If you do use for %I in (.) do echo %~sI you can replace the . with the full path of the file/folder to get the short name of that file/folder (otherwise the short name of the current folder is returned).
Tested on Windows 7 x64.
Solution 3 - Windows
In windows batch scripts, %~s1 expands path parameters to short names. Create this batch file:
@ECHO OFF
echo %~s1
I called mine shortNamePath.cmd and call it like this:
c:\>shortNamePath "c:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk"
c:\PROGRA~2\Android\ANDROI~1
Edit: here's a version that uses the current directory if no parameter was supplied:
@ECHO OFF
if '%1'=='' (%0 .) else echo %~s1
Called without parameters:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk>shortNamePath
C:\PROGRA~2\Android\ANDROI~1
Solution 4 - Windows
Being a programmer made this 10-minute Winform project. It's been useful for me. Making this app to a context menu for file explorer would save more clicks.
Form1.cs:
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace ToShortPath
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
public static extern int GetShortPathName(
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
string path,
[MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPTStr)]
StringBuilder shortPath,
int shortPathLength
);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// Show the dialog and get result.
var openFileDialog1 = new OpenFileDialog();
DialogResult result = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
if (result == DialogResult.OK) // Test result.
{
textBox1.Text = openFileDialog1.FileName;
}
}
private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
var openFileDialog1 = new FolderBrowserDialog();
DialogResult result = openFileDialog1.ShowDialog();
if (result == DialogResult.OK) // Test result.
{
textBox1.Text = openFileDialog1.SelectedPath;
}
}
private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
StringBuilder shortPath = new StringBuilder(65000);
GetShortPathName(textBox1.Text, shortPath, shortPath.Capacity);
textBox2.Text = shortPath.ToString();
}
}
}
Form1.Designer.cs:
namespace ToShortPath
{
partial class Form1
{
/// <summary>
/// Required designer variable.
/// </summary>
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
/// <summary>
/// Clean up any resources being used.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="disposing">true if managed resources should be disposed; otherwise, false.</param>
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
#region Windows Form Designer generated code
/// <summary>
/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
/// </summary>
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.textBox2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.label2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// textBox1
//
this.textBox1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(69, 13);
this.textBox1.Multiline = true;
this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(516, 53);
this.textBox1.TabIndex = 0;
this.textBox1.TextChanged += new System.EventHandler(this.textBox1_TextChanged);
//
// textBox2
//
this.textBox2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(69, 72);
this.textBox2.Multiline = true;
this.textBox2.Name = "textBox2";
this.textBox2.ReadOnly = true;
this.textBox2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(516, 53);
this.textBox2.TabIndex = 1;
//
// label1
//
this.label1.AutoSize = true;
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 35);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 13);
this.label1.TabIndex = 2;
this.label1.Text = "Long Path";
//
// label2
//
this.label2.AutoSize = true;
this.label2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(7, 95);
this.label2.Name = "label2";
this.label2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(57, 13);
this.label2.TabIndex = 3;
this.label2.Text = "Short Path";
//
// button1
//
this.button1.AutoSize = true;
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(591, 13);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 53);
this.button1.TabIndex = 4;
this.button1.Text = "File";
this.button1.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
//
// button2
//
this.button2.AutoSize = true;
this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(637, 12);
this.button2.Name = "button2";
this.button2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(46, 53);
this.button2.TabIndex = 5;
this.button2.Text = "Folder";
this.button2.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);
//
// Form1
//
this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(687, 135);
this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.Controls.Add(this.label2);
this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
this.Controls.Add(this.textBox2);
this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
this.Name = "Form1";
this.Text = "Short Path";
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
}
}
Solution 5 - Windows
run cmd.exe and do the following:
> cd "long path name"
> command
Then command.com will come up and display only short paths.
Solution 6 - Windows
Kimbo's answer is perfect for normal files.
for %I in (.) do echo %~sI
For MsDos file names on HardLinks
The hard links created with mklink /H <link> <target> will not have an MsDos short file name.
In case you dir /X and you discover that missing short name you should expect the followings:
d:\personal\photos-tofix\2013-proposed1-bad>dir /X
Volume in drive D has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 7C7E-04BA
Directory of d:\personal\photos-tofix\2013-proposed1-bad
03/02/2015 15:15 <DIR> .
03/02/2015 15:15 <DIR> ..
22/12/2013 12:10 1,948,654 2013-1~1.JPG 2013-12-22--12-10-42------Bulevardul-Petrochimiștilor.jpg
22/12/2013 12:10 1,899,739 2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul Petrochimiștilor.jpg
Normal file
In this case
> for %I in ("2013-12-22--12-10-42------Bulevardul-Petrochimiștilor.jpg") do echo %~sI
I've got what I expected
d:\personal\PH124E~1\2013-P~3\2013-1~1.JPG
Hard link file
In this case
> for %I in ("2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul-Petrochimiștilor.jpg") do echo %~sI
I've got the normal MsDos path but the normal filename.
d:\personal\PH124E~1\2013-P~3\2013-12-22--12-10-52------Bulevardul-Petrochimiștilor.jpg`
Solution 7 - Windows
A someone more direct answer is to fix the bug.
%SPARK_HOME%\bin\spark-class2.cmd; Line 54
Broken: set RUNNER="%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java"
Windows Style: set "RUNNER=%JAVA_HOME%\bin\java"
Otherwise, the RUNNER ends up with quotes, and the command
"%RUNNER%" -Xmx128m ...
ends up with double-quotes. The result is that the Program and File are treated as separate parameters.
Solution 8 - Windows
similar to this answer but uses a sub-routine
@echo off
CLS
:: my code goes here
set "my_variable=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office"
echo %my_variable%
call :_sub_Short_Path "%my_variable%"
set "my_variable=%_s_Short_Path%"
echo %my_variable%
:: rest of my code goes here
goto EOF
:_sub_Short_Path
set _s_Short_Path=%~s1
EXIT /b
:EOF
Solution 9 - Windows
$fso = New-Object -com scripting.filesystemobject
$fso.GetFolder('c:\Program Files (x86)').ShortName()
PROGRA~2
Solution 10 - Windows
if via a batch file use:
set SHORT_DIR=%~dsp0%
you can use the echo command to check:
echo %SHORT_DIR%
Solution 11 - Windows
Place this script somewhere in the windows path. I called mine getshort.bat and placed it in the System32 folder.
To use this you must pass a single path parameter after calling the scrip in cmd.exe window.
So open cmd.exe and type something like getshort.bat "C:\folder\file name with spaces.ext" You must double-quote paths with spaces otherwise not necessary.
The script will take the path you supplied and store the shortname in a temporary text file with two versions, version 1 has quotes around the short path, and the other version does not.
I use notepad++ to open txt files so if you do not use that program you need to change the line START "" /MAX NOTEPAD++ "%TMP%\Test.txt" and replace notepad++ with your editor's name.
@ECHO OFF
SETLOCAL ENABLEEXTENSIONS ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
COLOR 0A
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM SET THE CD VARIABLE EQUAL TO THE FIRST PARAMATER YOU PASSED THE SCRIPT
:: ..WHICH WAS A FILE PATH OF YOUR CHOOSING...
CD=%1
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: DELETE ANY LEFTOVERS FROM PRIOR RUNS
IF EXIST "%TMP%\Test.txt" DEL /F /Q "%TMP%\Test.txt"
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:: USE THE FOR COMMAND TO CALL A SUBROUTINE TO STORE THE SHORT NAMES WITH AND WITHOUT QUOTES
FOR %%1 IN ("%CD%") DO (
SET ARG1="%%~s1"
SET ARG2=%%~s1
CALL :CREATE_TXTFILE ARG1 ARG2
START "" /MAX NOTEPAD++ "%TMP%\Test.txt"
GOTO :EOF
)
:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM USE THIS SUB-ROUTINE TO STORE THE SHORTNAMES INSIDE THE A TXT FILE
:CREATE_TXTFILE
(
ECHO %ARG1%
ECHO %ARG2%
)>"%TMP%\Test.txt"
:: THE NEXT LINE WILL RETURN THE SCRIPT TO THE LINE BELOW THE CALL COMMAND ABOVE AND CONTINUE EXECUUTION AS NORMAL
:: NOTEPAD++ WILL ATTEMPT TO FIND AND OPEN THE NEWLY CREATED TXT FILE WITH THE SHORTNAMES INSIDE
:: CHANGE TO WHATEVER TEXT EDITOR YOU HAVE TO OPEN TXT FILES IF YOU DONT HAVE NOTEPAD++
EXIT /B
Solution 12 - Windows
use this link, it will automatically convert any path you give to any format https://pathconverter-pp.azurewebsites.net