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GetShortFileName - Convert Long File Name to Short File Name

Valid on Symbian OS and Windows

The GetShortFileName function converts the long file to the short file name.

This file content function has the format:

GetShortFileName(longFileName as string, shortFileName as string) as Boolean

longFileName

This is an input parameter. It is the file name to be converted into a short file name (8.3 notation).

shortFileName

This is an output parameter and receives the converted file name.

On successful execution, this function returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE. To convert a file name the related file must exist on the system or the function fails.

Example: GetShortFileName function

This example converts a long file name into a short one and converts it back.

Dim lName, oName, sName As String
ClrScr()

oName ="c:\temp\a bb ccc dddd\abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.txt"
If Not(GetShortFileName(oName, sName)) Then
	MessageBox("Can not convert to short", "DMS", MB_OK + MB_ICONEXCLAMATION)
	SetStatus(1)
	Exit
End If
Print( oName + " - " + sName)
If Not(GetLongFileName(sName, lName)) Then
	MessageBox("Can not convert to long", "DMS", MB_OK + MB_ICONEXCLAMATION)
	SetStatus(2)
	Exit
End If

Print( sName + " - " + lName)