From: rose.joseph12@yahoo.com   
      
   On Wednesday, December 11, 2013 6:55:02 PM UTC-5, Todd Vargo wrote:   
   > It would be more helpful if you tell us how you are running the batch    
   > file. ie. dbl-click, dropping a file on it, command typed at the command    
   > prompt, etc.   
   >    
   I created the batch file, then I created a key in the system registry that   
   executes the batch file whenever I right-click an application (.exe file) and   
   click an option to compress the executable.  I tried passing the target file   
   to the batch file as "%1"   
    and %1.  Both give the same outcome: a short path.  It still works on some   
   purposes, which only require editing the file, but not all.  The batch file   
   described here can still work, but what if I wanted to compress a folder with   
   code to a floppy--which    
   I used to do--or compress or process one file to another--which I may still   
   need to do?   
      
   > It would also be helpful if you post the batch code so someone can see    
   > if there is a problem in the batch or if it is the way that you are    
   > running it.   
   >    
   I'm sorry, I can't do that.  :(  I don't have access to the file right now.   
      
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