WinMDI software - long filename problem WAS Doubts About WinMDI software

Katherina,

The software will analyse the data OK.

There is a relatively easy way to deal with the filename problem.

Assuming you are using Windows 2000 or XP,

1. Start a DOS shell, ie a command prompt.
   To do this go to   Start > Programs > Accessories > Command Prompt

2. In the Command prompt window navigate to where your data is.

   In the command prompt window you will have something like the line below.

C:\Documents and Settings\YOUR LOGIN NAME>

   or

C:\windows\system32>

   if not, it does not actually matter.

3. If your data is not on the C drive type in the drive letter and a colon
and enter. e.g.

D:

   This will return a different prompt

D:\>

4. Now type in CD <space> followed by the full path to your data, whether
you changed drives or not,
   [it is possible to copy and paste the path from explorer, but I won't
describe that here]

   for example

D:\>CD \FlowData\FACSAria\IMVS\CRC - Cytokine Receptor Laboratory

   which should return the following prompt

D:\FlowData\FACSAria\IMVS\CRC - Cytokine Receptor Laboratory>

5. Now type in dir /x and you will get a listing with both short and long
filenames. e.g.

D:\FlowData\FACSAria\IMVS\CRC - Cytokine Receptor Laboratory>dir /x

01/03/2005  02:46		 4,492 LRL200~1.001    LRL200503_001.001
01/03/2005  02:53		 4,298 LRL200~1.002    LRL200503_001.002
01/03/2005  05:33		63,548 LRL200~1.003    LRL200503_001.003
03/03/2005  02:41	       321,904 LRL200~2.001    LRL200503_002.001
03/03/2005  02:54	       333,000 LRL200~2.002    LRL200503_002.002
04/03/2005  09:24		 8,512 LRL200~3.001    LRL200503_003.001
04/03/2005  09:32	       192,992 LRL200~3.002    LRL200503_003.002
08/03/2005  14:58		59,542 LRL200~4.001    LRL200503_004.001
08/03/2005  15:07		10,448 LRL200~4.002    LRL200503_004.002
08/03/2005  15:12		29,348 LRL200~2.003    LRL200503_004.003
08/03/2005  15:49	       211,898 LRL200~1.004    LRL200503_004.004
08/03/2005  16:51	       122,198 LRL200~1.005    LRL200503_004.005

6. If you want you can redirect this output to a file and print it.
   [It is possible to send it straight to a printer, but this gets around
all the differing PC/network configurations]

   Instead of dir /x type

dir /x > C:\flowfiles.txt

7. This will create a file - flowfiles.txt in c:\ containing the filename
information.
   Now you can print this from notepad.


Hope this helps.

Alan

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