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