ASP ShortPath Property
Complete File Object Reference
The ShortPath property is used to return the short path of the specified file or folder (the 8.3 naming convention).
Syntax
FileObject.ShortPath
FolderObject.ShortPath
FolderObject.ShortPath
Example for the File object
<%
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.GetFile("c:\asp-test_web\hitcounterfile.txt")
Response.Write("Path: " & f.Path)
Response.Write("<br>ShortPath: " & f.ShortPath)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
Output:
Path: C:\asp-test_web\hitcounterfile.txt
ShortPath: C:\asp-TE~1\HITCOU~1.TXT
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.GetFile("c:\asp-test_web\hitcounterfile.txt")
Response.Write("Path: " & f.Path)
Response.Write("<br>ShortPath: " & f.ShortPath)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
Output:
Path: C:\asp-test_web\hitcounterfile.txt
ShortPath: C:\asp-TE~1\HITCOU~1.TXT
Example for the Folder object
<%
dim fs,fo
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:\asp-test_web")
Response.Write("Path: " & fo.Path)
Response.Write("<br>ShortPath: " & fo.ShortPath)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
Output:
Path: C:\asp-test_web
ShortPath: C:\asp-TE~1
dim fs,fo
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:\asp-test_web")
Response.Write("Path: " & fo.Path)
Response.Write("<br>ShortPath: " & fo.ShortPath)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
Output:
Path: C:\asp-test_web
ShortPath: C:\asp-TE~1
Complete File Object Reference
