ASP ShortPath Property
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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
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