GetLongName function
Get the long filename of a DOS 8.3 filename.
Declaration
function GetLongName(var p: ShortString): BooleanDescription
This function is only implemented in the GO32V2 and Win32 versions of Free Pascal.
GetLongName changes the filename
p to a long filename
if the API call to do this is successful. The resulting string
is the long file name corresponding to the short filename
p.
The function returns True if the API call was successful,
False otherwise.
This function should only be necessary when using the DOS extender under Windows 95 and higher.
Errors
If the API call was not successful,
False is returned.
See also
An experiment, built from development snapshots. Not the official Free Pascal or Lazarus documentation.