Thread: Folders in 8bit

Hi
Im trying to open microsoft word from a c program.

I know i have to use 8bit notation in the path to the program... but the path is the following..

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\winword.exe

But when i put that in 8bit is..

C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~1\OFFICE~1\winword.exe

But of course the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office is not the 1st folder with "MICROS" at the beggining, neither the 2nd, 3rd nor 4th..

in the Program Files folder i have

microsoft
microsoft frontpage
microsoft office
microsoft plus! digital media
microsoft plus! photo story
microsoft SQL server
microsoft visual studio
microsoft works
microsoft .NET

MICROS~1 open microsoft frontpage
MICROS~2 open microsoft plus! digital media
MICROS~3 open microsoft plus! photo story
MICROS~4 open microsoft works
MICROS~5 not opens anything....

how will i open the microsoft office folder?!

I found it. Im working in C programming, and over there i have to use the shortname since it only handles 8bit long characters...

If you go to the command prompt and write " dir *. /x" it will have a new column with the short name (if it have one...) of the folder or file.

thanks for trying, greatly appreciate it.