ASP ShortPath Property
Definition and Usage
The ShortPath property is used to return the short path (8.3 naming convention) of the specified file or folder.
Syntax:
FileObject.ShortPath FolderObject.ShortPath
Instance
Example for 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
Example for 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
