Long filenames when dragging and dropping to the toolbar

[mikele]

Hi everyone!

Is it possible to pass long filenames when dragging and dropping files to the icons in the toolbar? As far as I can see, TC passes the short 8.3 filename as the parameter.

Thanks in advance.

[Hacker]

Try putting %N into the Parameters line of the Button Bar entry. If this works, then it has the disadvantage of always passing the filename under cursor when just clicking the button to start the program (and not dragging any files on its button).

HTH
Roman

[Clo]

2Hacker
Hi Roman !
- I can Drag & Drop files having long names, i.e.15 characters+ext on an icon of the bar, without any parameter in the Parameters field of the button-dialog.
- I just tested with XnView and a GIF file like above, that works. What am I missing ? The Dos-name in the title-bar of XnView ? Not a big problem …

 KR
Claude
Clo

[Hacker]

What am I missing ? The Dos-name in the title-bar of XnView ? Not a big problem …

Yes exactly - the program gets the short name.

HTH
Roman

[mikele]

Thanks Roman, I've put %P%N and it works nice.

Most of the times it's ok to use the short filename, but sometimes it's not, for example when you need to pass it to some app that does some processing with it like moving it to another place. In that case, the destination file will have a different name than the original.

[Sheepdog]

Thanks Roman, I've put %P%N and it works nice.

There's no need to put the %P into Parameters if you only want to get the long filename while drop a file. The %N fits ( and you get the long path name, too).

sheepdog

[Hacker]

You're welcome.

Roman