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Type | function | ||||||
Dictionary | LCS | ||||||
Library | LiveCode Script | ||||||
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Summary | Returns the long-format equivalent of an 8.3-format file path. | ||||||
Introduced | 1.1 | ||||||
OS | mac, windows, linux | ||||||
Platforms | desktop, server | ||||||
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Related | Property: defaultFolder Function: shortFilePath Glossary: file path, return | ||||||
Security | disk | ||||||
Description | Use the longFilePath function to get the long equivalent of a short file path passed from the command line. The longFilePath function transforms the filePath without looking for the file, so it returns a value even if the filePath does not exist- namely the filePath prefixed with the current defaultFolder.
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Tags | file system |