ShortName property

Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention.

Syntax

object.ShortName

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Examples

The following code illustrates the use of the ShortName property with a File object.

Function ShowShortName(filespec)
    Dim fs, f, s
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set f = fs.GetFile(filespec)
    s = "The short name for " & "" & UCase(f.Name)
    s = s & "" & vbCrLf
    s = s & "is: " & "" & f.ShortName & ""
    Debug.Print s
End Function

Run this code in Immediate Window:

Debug.Print ShowShortName("D:\helloworld.txt")

Result:

The short name for HELLOWORLD.TXT
is: HELLOW~1.TXT