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8.3 Filename from Long Name [gets legacy 8.3 formatted filename].cmd

This is an example of Parameter Replacement.

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:: $Header:   C:/DBAREIS/Projects.PVCS/Win32/ScriptingTipsAndTricks/EXAMPLE[cmd].8.3 Filename from Long Name [gets legacy 8.3 formatted filename].cmd.pvcs   1.0   11 Jul 2014 19:31:00   USER "Dennis"  $
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setlocal

::--- 8.3 formatted file information WILL NOT BE RETURNED if the file does not exist! ---
set LongFileName=%TEMP%\TheFileMustExistToGet3Name.LongExtension
echo Create the file > "%LongFileName%"

::--- Get the 8.3 formatted filenames ---
for %%X in ("%LongFileName%")  do set  Full83FileName=%%~fsX
for %%X in ("%LongFileName%")  do set Short83FileName=%%~snxX

::--- Display the "long" and "8.3" filenames ---
echo %LongFileName%
echo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
echo Full 8.3 Name     : "%Full83FileName%"
echo No Path Extension : "%Short83FileName%"

Please note that that I am not trying to show how great I am by producing batch files 9,000 characters long on one line that no one will understand or be able to debug when they go wrong. I am going out of my way to comment the code and make it verbose so beginners and advanced users will both benefit. I don't claim to be an expert that knows everything, if I'm wrong or make a mistake then please contact me and let me know :-)


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