ShortPath Property

Description

Returns the short path used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 file naming convention.

PowerBASIC Syntax

PROPERTY GET ShortPath () AS STRING

Return Value

BSTR. The short path for the specified folder.

Example [PowerBASIC]

#INCLUDE "windows.inc"

#INCLUDE "scrrun.inc"

DIM fso AS IFileSystem

DIM pFolder AS IFolder

' Create an instance of the FileSystemObject

fso = NEWCOM "Scripting.FileSystemObject"

' Get a reference to the IFolder interface

pFile = fso.GetFolder(UCODE$("C:\My Test Folder"))

' Get and display the short path name

MSGBOX ACODE$(pFolder.ShortPath)

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