String.AbbreviateFilePath

OverviewExamples

Example 1

internal_path = "c:\\windows\\system32\\drivers\\ta_da\\foldername\\driver.vxd";
display_path = String.AbbreviateFilePath(internal_path, 30);

Converts the lengthy internally used path into a more managable size to display to the user (c:\windows\...\driver.vxd)

Example 2

-- callback function for File.Delete action
function DeleteCallBack(source, deleted, total)
-- set the message and status text
StatusDlg.SetMessage("Delete: " .. String.AbbreviateFilePath(source, 10));
StatusDlg.SetStatusText("File " .. deleted .. " of " .. total .. ".");

-- show the cancel button
StatusDlg.ShowCancelButton(true, "Cancel");

-- check if the cancel button was pressed
bCancel = StatusDlg.IsCancelled();

-- if the cancel button was pressed, return false, else return true.
if bCancel then
return false;
else
return true;
end
end



-- show the status dialog
StatusDlg.Show();

-- delete all files in folder c:\temp, using the DeleteCallBack function
File.Delete("c:\\temp\\*.*", true, true, true, DeleteCallBack);

-- Hide the status dialog
StatusDlg.Hide();

Deletes all files and folders from c:\temp, and uses a callback function to display status to the user.

See also: Related Actions