Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition ShortPath Property | Language 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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