by CovertLoop (12 Submissions)
Category: Coding Standards
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(4 Votes)
This code enables you to convert a long file location and filename to a short file location and filename. Example: C:\Program Files\Test.txt
will become C:\Progra~1\Test.txt
API DeclarationsADD TO A MODULE
Declare Function GetShortPathName Lib "kernel32" Alias _
"GetShortPathNameA" (ByVal lpszLongPath As String, ByVal _
lpszShortPath As String, ByVal cchBuffer As Long) As Long
VBcodersAdd The Declarations Above To A Module. Then put this whenever you want to perform the conversion:
Dim sFile As String, sShortFile As String * 67
Dim lRet As Long
sFile = "C:\Program Files\Test.txt" 'Long File Location/Name
lRet = GetShortPathName(sFile, sShortFile, Len(sShortFile))
sFile = Left(sShortFile, lRet)
Text1.Text = sFile
