C:\Progra~1

[Pyramus]

I am using GetModuleFileNameEx to get the paths to processes running on my machine.

It works fine for virtually everything, but the odd one or two comes out with the path using tildas. e.g. c:\progra~1\myfol~1\proc.exe

Does anyone know why for some files it does this? Is there a way to get the full path?

 

[palbano]

Is it possible that your nSize parameter is less than the path length on those occasions?

From the SDK

If the file name is longer than maximum number of characters specified by the nSize parameter, the file name is truncated.


-pete

 

[lionelhill]

looks to me like you're using a pre-long-file-names compiler

 

[MKuiper]

GetModuleFileNamEx is an API, not a runtime function, so I don't think the age of the compiler has anything to do with it. However, if the problem remains you could always call the GetLongPathName API to convert 8.3 format to a long name.

Marcel

 

[MKuiper]

BTW, I guess in your shortcut, or in the registry, or in whatever else started the program, the program is started as c:\progra~1\...

Marcel