http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Double Click filename from Explorer truncates to filena~.ext en Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:16:53 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21719 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:58:52 +0000 mtb2440 21719@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thank you, that did the trick! We now get full drawing names when double clicking from Explorer. </p> <p>Thanks again for the excellent help.</p> <p>Matt </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21357 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:32:24 +0000 jd2066 21357@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ok, try replacing the "Application used to perform action field" with:<br /> <code>"C:\General Cadd 6\GCP6.exe" "%1"</code><br /> The added quotes should make the full file name get passed to the program. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21249 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:48:39 +0000 mtb2440 21249@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Action: open<br /> Application used to perform action: C:\General Cadd 6\GCP6.exe %1<br /> [x] Use DDE </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21223 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:53:55 +0000 jd2066 21223@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>In that case you can check the properties of that extension in Folder Options.<br /> 1. Go to Control Panel -&gt; Folder Options.<br /> 2. Select the File Types tab.<br /> 3. Select GXD Extension.<br /> 4. Click the advanced button.<br /> 5. Click open and click edit.<br /> 6. Reply back with what the text fields display and I can say the correct values for them. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21218 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:42:35 +0000 mtb2440 21218@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Seems to be just one extension, GXD. The application is General CADD Pro 6. Do you know if there is a registry setting that controls double click properties for extensions or apps? Loading files from within the app work fine. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21143 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:06:37 +0000 jd2066 21143@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Does this only happen with certain extensions? If so which extensions? </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/double-click-filename-from-explorer-truncates-to-filenaext#post-21015 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:19:41 +0000 mtb2440 21015@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Mr Geek,</p> <p>When I double click a long filename in Explorer it comes up as a truncated, but only happens in one of my applications. Double clicking a long .doc filename launches Word works correctly.</p> <p>I think it's similar to the double click / search problem you solved. </p> <p>Can you tell me where to look in the registry to change the ABC.exe double click properties so that the long filenames are not truncated? Or how to reset the properties?</p> <p>Thank you.<br /> Matt </p>