ShortPath Property

Visual Basic Scripting

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Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition ShortPath Property  Scripting Run-Time Reference 
Version 3 

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Description
Returns the short path used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 file naming convention.
Syntax
object.ShortPath

The 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
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