Drag & drop a file to a custom button

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odino
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Drag & drop a file to a custom button

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Hi guys, I get a little annoying problem (TC 6.01, but this happens also in previous versions):
when I drag & drop a file from right/left panel to a "custom" button in the button bar to pass it as a parameter, the configured application starts but it gets the "short" filename 8.3... This filename is shown for example in the title bar as xxxx~1.xxx and when i.e. you click the save as... you'll get the short filename and that is a little annoying.

You can reproduce the behavior with the write.exe (default) button...

BUT, some applications like notepad or winword seems not to be affected.

Is there a method to drag & drop "always" the "long" filename or this is an old minor bug?

Thanks to all!!!

Ciao!
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Post by *silencer »

2odino

You can add %P%N as parameter

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2silencer
You can add %P%N as parameter
Wow, great, I didnt know this!
I switched to Linux, bye and thanks for all the fish!
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Post by *pdavit »

silencer wrote:You can add %P%N as parameter
Aha! I had forgotten about it as well!

One of these days I must engrave TC's help file onto my brain!!!...
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Post by *odino »

Sorry for the late reply...

Thanks a lot!

Now is always working.
BTW, with "regular" drag & drop (without %P%N) it is strange to get some short names...

Hi to all!!
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