Can $exec be sent SFN(%*) ?

[therube]

Can an $exec be sent a SFN(%*) ?
Maybe it would be $execSFN() instead of $exec() ?

As it is, some programs out there may not handle LFN... too well.
(Top of list, MS .) But even CHK has trouble.

A $exec() of fullpathlen > 259 (or so), fails (in CHK).

Where a drag&drop of same set of files, works.
(I suppose that is by virtue of,

shell_execute_short_parameters=1

.)

If there were a way to send %* as SFN, or if there where a $execSFN(),
that worked in a way that shell_execute_short_parameters=1 worked,
then I could $exec() (via hotkey), rather then having to manually drag & drop.


1. $exec(), custom_open_command06=$exec("C:\BIN\chk.4.EVERYTHING.exe" %*)
- (CHK) does not "see" fullpathlen > ~159 chars, only 1 file is hashed
2. drag & drop
- Everything "shortens" things, where necessary, making it work - for all the files
.

Everything - $exec() vs. drag&drop.png (33.53 KiB) Viewed 69 times

[void]

Enabling Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> shell_execute_short_parameters will already use short paths with $exec().

Please check what Everything is executing:

• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Start Debug Logging....
• Select some files and run your custom open command.
• In Everything, from the Tools menu, under the Debug submenu, check Stop Debug Logging....
  ---This will open your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt
• Please check this file for the following lines:
  
  exec: fullfilename <filename>
• Make sure the filename is using the short path.

[therube]

Thinking it was just dumb mistake on my part.

Where ever I first came across this, I must not have had shell_execute_short_parameters=1 set (must not have thrown my user.ini into that Instance).

And then when I went to duplicate it, OFFICEMULE (screenshot shows that ), that definitely did not have that setting set (nor in my user.ini).


So... got to figure, it was just... me.