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ShortName Property

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Description

Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention.

Syntax

object.ShortName

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the ShortName property with a File object:

Sub ShowShortName(filespec)
    Dim fs, f, s
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set f = fs.GetFile(filespec)
    s = "The short name for " & "" & UCase(f.Name)
    s = s & "" & vbCrLf
    s = s & "is: " & "" & f.ShortName & ""
    MsgBox s, 0, "Short Name Info"
End Sub