Get the short path name

[Guest]

I had a quick look on the newsgroup, but i couldn't find the answer.

I have a long path name but i need to be able to extract the shortpath name
from it

How do i do this?

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I had a quick look on the newsgroup, but i couldn't find the answer.

I have a long path name but i need to be able to extract the shortpath
name
from it

See:

<URL:http://groups.google.de/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/msg/ebf01196a689c3af>

 

[SStory]

What do you mean by shortpath?

 

[m.posseth]

what he means ??

<tutor mode >

start , run , type cmd then enter
go to the root ( cd.. and press enter untill you reach the root of C )

now type progra~1

hey doens`t that look familiar ??? wel you have just entered the program
files folder ,, so this is the short path name

</tutor mode >

hth

Michel Posseth [MCP]

 

[m.posseth]

ahum

now type progra~1

should be type cd progra~1 and press enter

what he means ??

<tutor mode >

start , run , type cmd then enter
go to the root ( cd.. and press enter untill you reach the root of C )

now type progra~1

hey doens`t that look familiar ??? wel you have just entered the program
files folder ,, so this is the short path name

</tutor mode >

hth

Michel Posseth [MCP]

What do you mean by shortpath?

 

[SStory]

I thought that might be what he meant, but wanted clarification.

what he means ??

<tutor mode >

start , run , type cmd then enter
go to the root ( cd.. and press enter untill you reach the root of C )

now type progra~1

hey doens`t that look familiar ??? wel you have just entered the program
files folder ,, so this is the short path name

</tutor mode >

hth

Michel Posseth [MCP]

What do you mean by shortpath?

 

[Guest]

Herfried's response gave me the info i was looking for

THanks all

I thought that might be what he meant, but wanted clarification.

what he means ??

<tutor mode >

start , run , type cmd then enter
go to the root ( cd.. and press enter untill you reach the root of C )

now type progra~1

hey doens`t that look familiar ??? wel you have just entered the program
files folder ,, so this is the short path name

</tutor mode >

hth

Michel Posseth [MCP]

What do you mean by shortpath?

message I had a quick look on the newsgroup, but i couldn't find the answer.

I have a long path name but i need to be able to extract the shortpath
name
from it

How do i do this?