SCRIPT: 

VERSION: 0.1

RELEASE DATE:  Sunday 17th, April, 2011

BRIEF:

Windows Only Solution.

There are times in LaTeX, operating under Windows, when it is useful to be able to just insert the short "no spaces" version of a file name or path.

Dialogue box locates a file, and the windows short version of its name is inserted (no spaces in path).

Enable System access 
see: http://twscript.paulanorman.com/docs/html/files/TexWorksApplicationProgramingI.html

Note: (contains a CSRIPT call to activeX objects - see contained systemShortName.js)

INSTALL:

(The zip completely replaces any version released here previously. 
If you installed one, delete its files first.)

Unzip to any directory under you TeXworks script directory - Use Menu Scripting/Scripting TeXworks/ Show Script Folder to open the Scirpts' main folder

Change the Alt key combination if you want/need to avoid conflicts with any existing scripts.

Then use Tw Menu item, Scripts/Scripting TeXworks/Reload Scripts List

USAGE:

Position your cursor in your Tw document and run the script.

UPDATES:

http://TwScript.PaulANorman.com/downloads

BACKGROUND:

Issues about "non spaced" file paths comes up often in User Groups.

Paul
paul.a.norman@gmail.com
TwScript.paulanorman.com

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Copyright (c) 2010,2011 Paul A Norman and others in their own right


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