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long-namestring

Function
Summary

Returns the long form of a namestring.

Package

win32

Signature

long-namestring pathname => result

Arguments

pathname

A pathname designator.

Values

result

A string or nil .

Description

The function long-namestring first obtains the full namestring as if by cl:namestring , and then converts this namestring to the long form (in the Microsoft Windows meaning of "Long" paths).

If the translation succeeds then result is a string in the Long form.

The translation may fail, in which case nil is returned.

See also

short-namestring


LispWorks User Guide and Reference Manual - 22 Dec 2009

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