Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 19:23:17 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DJGPP installer [Was: Script language for installer]
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On Thu, 13 May 1999, DJ Delorie wrote:

> > I'm not aware of any way to force Windows to use a specific string as
> > a short 8+3 alias when it creates a long file name.  The only thing
> 
> Can you create the 8.3 name and rename it to the long name?

Yes, but when you rename it, Windows recomputes the 8+3 alias and 
rewrites the directory with both the long and the short names.  If the 
numeric tails are enabled, the short name will get the ~1 tail.