Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39234&edit=1
ID: 39234 Updated by: rquadl...@php.net Reported by: RQuadling at GMail dot com Summary: Retrieve short names to files -Status: Assigned +Status: Closed Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Filesystem function related Operating System: Windows only PHP Version: * Assigned To: pajoye Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: As PHP now uses another feature of cmd.exe, this allows all elements of the command line (programs and parameters) to be quoted quite happily. As such, this request is no longer needed. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-10-23 12:39:29] RQuadling at GMail dot com http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/fileio/fs/getfullpathname.asp and http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/fileio/fs/getshortpathname.asp (Maybe these will fit?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2006-10-23 12:37:56] RQuadling at GMail dot com Description: ------------ Hello. (I was required to pick a version, but that is not really relevant). This issue extends from a bug/feature of the Windows command shell executable (cmd.exe) which only allows a single set of double quotes to be used when being used with the /C option. e.g. <?php // Fine exec('"C:\Program Files\Some Dir\Some Program" C:\somefile.txt'); // Not fine exec('"C:\Program Files\Some Dir\Some Program" "C:\some file with a space in the name.txt"'); ?> You get an error which is the same at the command prompt. These work (the parameter is useless). C:\windows\system32\calc.exe 123 "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" 123 C:\windows\system32\calc.exe "123" "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" "123" cmd /c C:\windows\system32\calc.exe 123 cmd /c "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" 123 cmd /c C:\windows\system32\calc.exe "123" But this doesn't work at the command line. cmd /c "C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" "123" You get the error ... 'C:\windows\system32\calc.exe" "123' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. So, whilst this isn't a PHP bug, PHP could certainly help get around the problem. My proposal is to either extend the PHP function realpath() to allow for a boolean parameter to indicate the short name is to be returned. e.g. string realpath ( string path [, boolean return_short_name] ) or to introduce 2 new functions string shortname ( string longname ) string longname ( string shortname ) In addition, extending the SPL to have a getShortName() method. To get the shortname within MS VC++, there is a function called GetShortPathName(). There is also GetLongPathName(). References to these functions can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/getshortpathname.asp and http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/getlongpathname.asp DWORD GetShortPathName( LPCTSTR lpszLongPath, LPTSTR lpszShortPath, DWORD cchBuffer ); DWORD GetLongPathName( LPCTSTR lpszShortPath, LPTSTR lpszLongPath, DWORD cchBuffer ); With the shortname() function, a filename like ... C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\osql.exe would become ... C:\PROGRA~1\MI6841~1\80\TOOLS\BINN\OSQL.EXE The name supplied is system dependent. I have a LOT of directories in "C:\Program Files" starting with Microsoft. 27/10/2004 15:01 <DIR> MI3AA1~1 Microsoft ActiveSync 16/03/2006 11:13 <DIR> MIAF83~1 Microsoft AntiSpyware 05/01/2005 10:02 <DIR> MIDA86~1 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 23/02/2005 16:17 <DIR> MIAF01~1 Microsoft Firewall Client 27/10/2004 12:13 <DIR> MICROS~1 microsoft frontpage 06/04/2006 09:22 <DIR> MICROS~3 Microsoft IntelliPoint 06/04/2006 09:26 <DIR> MICROS~2 Microsoft IntelliType Pro 06/04/2006 10:13 <DIR> MICROS~4 Microsoft Office 29/10/2004 14:36 <DIR> MI6841~1 Microsoft SQL Server 16/11/2004 16:31 <DIR> MIAF9D~1 Microsoft Visual Studio 28/10/2004 08:44 <DIR> MIF2B0~1 Microsoft Works 23/02/2005 12:02 <DIR> MICROS~1.NET Microsoft.NET In terms of impact, making 2 new functions which are Windows only would probably be easier. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=39234&edit=1
