Description

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.

Remarks

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

Sub 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 & "" MsgBox s, 0, "Short Name Info" End Sub