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**J. P. Gilliver (John)[_2_]**

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On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 23:05:00 -0600, wrote:

On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:39:34 -0400, Nil
wrote:

On 03 Nov 2017, wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

Aside from writing all of this on paper (too much work), is there
some software (freeware if possible) that can turn the filenames
in any folder into a text file, which I can save and have with me
at the WIFI.

I recall in the DOS days I could make such a filename list using
the "" after typing DIR. (I sort of forgot exactly how to do
that).

But that will only generate trunkated 8+3 filenames.

XP (and later)'s DOS emulation command line box will give you long file
[]
I'm using my Win98 computer right now. That does not work in Win98. I
get the 8+3 filenames. I will try it on my XP machine when I turn it on.

Nil did say "XP (and later)" (-:

It works on my w/98 machine.

That's interesting.

Were these stored with 8.3 file names for
some reason?

All files have an 8.3 filename (and can be accessed by it). Up to I
think '98 (probably Me too), you could see it in I think "Properties"
for the file, but for some reason best known to MS they removed that
from XP on; "dir /x" will show them, though.
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