ShortPath property
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 ShortPath property with a File object.
Sub ShowShortPath(filespec)
Dim fs, f, s
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fs.GetFile(filespec)
s = "The short path for " & "" & UCase(f.Name)
s = s & "" & vbCrLf
s = s & "is: " & "" & f.ShortPath & ""
MsgBox s, 0, "Short Path Info"
End Sub
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