# Function Reference

FileGetShortName

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

None.

Related

FileGetLongName

Example

$a = FileGetShortName("C:\Program Files")
;$a is probably "C:\PROGRA~1"