Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition ShortName Property |
Scripting Run-Time Reference Version 3 |
Description
Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention.
Syntax
object.ShortNameThe object is always a File or Folder object.
Remarks
The following code illustrates the use of the ShortName property with a File object:Function ShowShortName(filespec) Dim fso, f, s Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec) s = "The short name for " & UCase(f.Name) & "<BR>" s = s & "is: " & f.ShortName ShowShortName = s End Function