@echo off
if not "%1"=="" goto MAIN

:HELP
echo    Drag a Windows 95 file and drop it on this batch file
echo    to see what can be done with the filename.
goto DONE

:MAIN
rem the next line changes to the drive of the argument
%1\
rem the next line changes to the directory of the argument
cd %1\..

echo  The argument to this batch file:
echo %1
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Short directory name (output of TRUENAME):
truename | find ":"
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Short file name root (searched output of DIR command):
dir %1 | find "-" | find ":">en#er.bat
fc en#er.bat nul /lb1 /n |date|find " 1: ">en#er.bat
echo echo %%5>enter.bat
call en#er.bat
del en?er.bat>nul
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Short file name extension (searched output of DIR command):
dir %1 | find "-" | find ":">en#er.bat
fc en#er.bat nul /lb1 /n |date|find " 1: ">en#er.bat
echo echo %%6>enter.bat
call en#er.bat
del en?er.bat>nul
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Long directory name (output of CD):
cd
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Long file name (output of DIR /B):
dir /b %1
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Long fully-qualified file name (output of DIR /S /B):
dir /s /b %1
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Short file name (output of FOR with LFNFOR OFF)
lfnfor off
for %%x in (%1*) do echo %%x
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Long file name (output of FOR with LFNFOR ON)
lfnfor on
for %%x in (%1*) do echo %%x
echo.
pause
cls

echo  Just the drive letter (Error message from MODE)
mode %1> #nval#d.bat
echo echo %%3 >invalid.bat
call #nval#d.bat
del ?nval?d.bat >nul
echo.
pause

:DONE
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rem following code insures this window will close when done
@echo off
cls
exit