Short path names from BrowseForFolder after 8 to 9 upgrade

gsRon · Post by **gsRon** » Tue May 19, 2009 3:30 am

I have just upgraded from 8 to 9 and a project that was working in 8, now when you use the BrowseForFolder buttons, the text boxes that display the path selected, show short path names.

I know you can use the ConvertPath to convert it when processing, but how do I change it when the dialog is displayed?

Ron.

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue May 19, 2009 5:47 am

Can you send some kind of minimum example project, so we can test this?

gsRon · Post by **gsRon** » Tue May 19, 2009 6:28 am

Attached is a 'Basic Project' with a dialog from our install being displayed instead of the 'Welcome' dialog.

There is one browse button on the form. If you select a path under 'Program Files', it comes back in short format.

I have tested it under WinXP and Server 2008.

Please let me know if you need any more details.

File Attached:

test.zip

gsRon · Post by **gsRon** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:41 am

Have you been able to reproduce the error?

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Tue May 26, 2009 9:59 am

Already fixed by 9.02.

gsRon · Post by **gsRon** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 10:47 am

From my testing, 9.02 does fix the path problem if the install is compiled under a 32bit. However, if it is compiled under a 64bit OS, it is not resolved.

Can you please check?

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:24 pm

The platform you compile on should have no bearing - the same code runs on both platforms. Are you referring to running on a 64 bit OS?

gsRon · Post by **gsRon** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 8:08 am

I think I have narrowed down the problem.

I have installed 9.03.

When I first install it miaa.exe has a date 4/6/9 and the long file names works.

I run our license update on it, miaa.exe date changes to 14/5/9 and long filenames don't work.

Do we require an update to our license exe?

MichaelNesmith · Post by **MichaelNesmith** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 9:47 am

Yes, ALWAYS.