B4J Question File.DirApp returns 'short filename' system

[Jim Brown]

Running a simple console test app on Windows 7 the File.DirApp is returning the 'short' filename system but I need the long file system. Example:

' console app - Test File.DirXX output
#Region  Project Attributes
    #CommandLineArgs:
#End Region

Sub Process_Globals
End Sub

Sub AppStart (Args() As String)
    Log(File.DirApp)
    Log(File.DirTemp)
End Sub

Output:
File.DirApp returns "D:\BASICJ~1\CONSOL~1\Objects"
File.DirTemp returns "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\"

Can this be fixed so that File.DieApp returns the long file system method?

 

[Theera]

If I don't forget,Hotshoes' library can done.

 

[Erel]

File.DirApp is based on a system property. It returns the value as is.

In most cases it doesn't matter whether you hold the short name or the long name. You can use this code to get the full name:

Sub GetCanonicalPath(Path As String) As String
   Dim fileO As JavaObject
   fileO.InitializeNewInstance("java.io.File", Array As Object(Path))
   Return fileO.RunMethod("getCanonicalPath", Null)
End Sub

 

[coyote]

When I open the windows explorer with:

Sub mnu_explorer_Action
   Dim x As String = File.DirApp
   Log(GetCanonicalPath(x))
   fx.ShowExternalDocument(File.GetUri(File.GetFileParent(x),""))
   
End Sub

The explorer shows the "short version".
Is there an other way to show the "long version"?

Coyote

 

[margret]

This code returns the long filenames:

Private fs As FileChooser
Dim ans = fs.ShowOpen(MainForm) As String
Log(ans)

 

[Erel]

 fx.ShowExternalDocument(File.GetUri(GetCanonicalPath(File.GetFileParent(x)),""))

 

[B4JExplorer]

Outside of the IDE, does DirApp return the folder name, where the jar is located?

Inside the IDE, it returns the project root, plus the \Objects subfolder.

I just want to make sure that the executable/jar location can be determined, because we're putting a configuration file in the same folder.

 

[Erel]

It returns the "working directory".

If you double click on the jar file then it will return the jar file location.

If you run it from command line then it will return the current directory (this means that you should first cd to the correct folder).

 

[B4JExplorer]

Yep, understood, thanks.