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Unable to locate files with long names on Windows with Python

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Use the 8.3 fallback to avoid the long pathname, browsing in Win7 explorer this seems to be what windows itself does, ie every long paths has a shorter ‘true name’: >>> long_unc=”\\\\K53\\Users\\Tolan\\testing\\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdddddddddddddddddddddwgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\\esssssssssssssssssssssggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggeee” >>> os.listdir(long_unc) FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] but you can use win32api (pywin32) to ‘build’ up a shorter version, ie short_unc=win32api.GetShortPathName(win32api.GetShortPathName(win32api.GetShortPathName(“\\\\K53\\Users\\Tolan\\testing\\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”)+”\\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxdddddddddddddddddddddwgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”) + “\\esssssssssssssssssssssggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggeee”) >>> print(short_unc) … Read more

How can I detect when Windows 10 enters tablet mode in a Windows Forms application?

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To get whether the system is in tablet mode or not, query the system metric ConvertibleSlateMode like so (not tested, but it should work fine as far back as XP): public static class TabletPCSupport { private static readonly int SM_CONVERTIBLESLATEMODE = 0x2003; private static readonly int SM_TABLETPC = 0x56; private static Boolean isTabletPC = false; … Read more

How can I programmatically manipulate Windows desktop icon locations?

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If I’m not mistaken the desktop is just a ListView, and you’ll have to send the LVM_SETITEMPOSITION message to the handle of the desktop. I googled a bit for some c# code and couldn’t find a example, but I did found the following article. Torry: …get/set the positions of desktop icons?. It’s delphi code, but … Read more

How to get the z-order in windows?

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You can use the GetTopWindow function to search all child windows of a parent window and return a handle to the child window that is highest in z-order. The GetNextWindow function retrieves a handle to the next or previous window in z-order. GetTopWindow: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633514(VS.85).aspx GetNextWindow: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633509(VS.85).aspx

Analyzing a crash in Windows: what does the error message tell us?

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The 64-bit time stamp is the time application’s primary thread was created in 100-nanosecond intervals since January 1, 1601 (UTC) (this is known as FILETIME). The 32-bit timestamp is indeed in time_t format (it tells the time the module was created and is stored in the module’s header). I’d say 0x0002d160 is an offset from … Read more

Windows Impersonation from C#

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It’s possible, although it requires you to do a lot of code. See NtCreateToken and CreateToken. You need SeCreateTokenPrivilege, although that won’t be a problem since you’re running under NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. You can then use the created token to impersonate inside a thread.

Can a Windows dll retrieve its own filename?

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I think you’re looking for GetModuleFileName. http://www.swissdelphicenter.ch/torry/showcode.php?id=143: { If you are working on a DLL and are interested in the filename of the DLL rather than the filename of the application, then you can use this function: } function GetModuleName: string; var szFileName: array[0..MAX_PATH] of Char; begin FillChar(szFileName, SizeOf(szFileName), #0); GetModuleFileName(hInstance, szFileName, MAX_PATH); Result := … Read more

How to programmatically create a shortcut using Win32

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Try Windows Shell Links. This page also contains a C++ example. Descriptive Snippet: Using Shell Links This section contains examples that demonstrate how to create and resolve shortcuts from within a Win32-based application. This section assumes you are familiar with Win32, C++, and OLE COM programming. EDIT: Adding the code sample in case the link … Read more