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ExtractShortPathName

unit
Sysutils
category
file name utilities

declaration
function ExtractShortPathName(const S: FullFileName): string;

description
Returns 8.3 format for a given full path and file name.

If FullFileName contatins no directory or drive information, the result is an empty string.

example
var s,ss : string;

s  := 'C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\
      Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\
	  brndlog.txt';
	  
ss := ExtractShortPathName(ss);

//ss = 'C:\DOCUME~1\DEFAUL~1\
       APPLIC~1\MICROS~1\INTERN~1\
	   brndlog.txt'

in real code

see also
From/To the 8.3 Format To/From The Long Format,


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