Returns the 8.3 short path+name of the path+name passed.
FileGetShortName ( "file" [, flag] )
Parameters
| file | full path and file name to convert |
| flag | [optional] if 1 file can have relative dir, e.g. "..\file.txt" |
Return Value
| Success: | Returns the 8.3 short path+name of the path+name passed. |
| Failure: | Returns the parameter and sets @error to 1. |
Remarks
The file need to exist as there is no way to known the exact ~i if several file have the same 8 first characters.
Related
FileGetLongName
Example
$a = FileGetShortName(@HomeDrive & "\Program Files")
msgbox(0,"long file name", $a)
;$a is probably "x:\PROGRA~1"