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Subject: Re: Is there a way to turn a folder's filenames into a text file?
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2017 13:46:24 -0600
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J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
> In message ,
> gfretwell{at}aol.com writes:
>> On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 23:05:00 -0600, james{at}nospam.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 03 Nov 2017 20:39:34 -0400, Nil
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 03 Nov 2017, james{at}nospam.com 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.

xplorer2 will still conveniently show them. 

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