application to shorten long file names

[f1sh3r]

im doing a data transfer and there are about 320 files with looooong titles, like a sentence. windows wont transfer them because the file names are too long. is there an application or program that can search for and shorten long file names?

i imagine it wouldnt be that hard to write a a small app for a seasoned professional, but personally i wouldnt know where to start...

if filename.char > 24
filename == substr(filename, 18)

 

[humanure]

I found this one . I haven't actually used it, and looks like no trial version.

 

[yinan]

The reason that Windows wont transfer the file is not technically due to the length of the file, but the length of the complete path to the file. I forget what the limit is but it may be a max of a total of 255 characters.

Example:
c:\documents and setttings\administrator\desktop\stuff\stuff\stuff\textfile.txt

Jim

 

[f1sh3r]

oh, thanks jim. ill try it out.