2.4.5 FileAlternateNameInformation
This information class is used to query alternate name information for a file. The alternate name for a file is its 8.3 format name (eight characters that appear before the "." and three characters that appear after). A file MAY have an alternate name to achieve compatibility with the 8.3 naming requirements of legacy applications.<97>
A FILE_NAME_INFORMATION (section 2.1.7) data element containing an 8.3 file name (section 2.1.5.2.1) is returned by the server.
This operation returns a status code as specified in section 2.2. Upon success, the status code returned by the function that processes this file information class is STATUS_SUCCESS. The most common error codes are listed in the following table.
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Error code |
Meaning |
|---|---|
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STATUS_INFO_LENGTH_MISMATCH 0xC0000004 |
The specified information record length does not match the length that is required for the specified information class. |
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STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND 0xC0000034 |
The object name is not found or is empty. |
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STATUS_BUFFER_OVERFLOW 0x80000005 |
The output buffer was filled before the complete name could be returned. |