Hi,

I'm trying to implement long file names into Impulse BBS that I ported to Linux. I'm having trouble with a specific function, however. I need it to accept filenames that are longer (in this case, 25 characters) or equal to 8 characters. Right now, it's set to 25 characters (+3 for the extension). _If_ someone could lend a hand or give me advice on it, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks for any and all help, and your time. Here's the function:

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function align(fn:astr):astr;

var f,e:astr;
c,c1:integer;
begin
c:=pos('.',fn);
if (c=0) then begin
f:=fn;
e:=' ';
end
else begin
f:=copy(fn,1,c-1);
e:=copy(fn,c+1,3);
end;
f:=mln(f,25);
e:=mln(e,3);
c:=pos('*',f); if (c<>0) then for c1:=c to 25 do f[c1]:='?';
c:=pos('*',e); if (c<>0) then for c1:=c to 3 do e[c1]:='?';
c:=pos(' ',f); if (c<>0) then for c1:=c to 25 do f[c1]:=' ';
c:=pos(' ',e); if (c<>0) then for c1:=c to 3 do e[c1]:=' ';
align:=f+'.'+e;
end;
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-ignatius

--- Mystic BBS v1.10 A59 (Linux)
* Origin: Cyberia BBS | Cyberia.Darktech.Org | Kingwood, TX

On 01/25/15, ignatius said the following...

I'm trying to implement long file names into Impulse BBS that I ported to Linux. I'm having trouble with a specific function, however. I need it to accept filenames that are longer (in this case, 25 characters) or equal
to 8 characters. Right now, it's set to 25 characters (+3 for the extension). _If_ someone could lend a hand or give me advice on it, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks for any and all help, and your time.
Here's the function:

what is the purpose of this function? apparently it is aligning filenames but aligning them to what?

--- Mystic BBS v1.10 A59 (Linux)
* Origin: Cyberia BBS | Cyberia.Darktech.Org | Kingwood, TX

what is the purpose of this function? apparently it is aligning
filenames but aligning them to what?

I believe it's aligning them to an array.

--- Mystic BBS v1.10 A59 (Linux)
* Origin: Cyberia BBS | Cyberia.Darktech.Org | Kingwood, TX

I believe it's aligning them to an array.

Um, no. It's aligning the first 8 characters of the filename with the last 3 characters and putting them up for display in the filelist.

-ig

--- Mystic BBS v1.10 A61 (Linux)
* Origin: Cyberia BBS | Cyberia.Darktech.Org | Kingwood, TX