Description
The ShortPath property returns a shortened version of a full file path (with the file’s name and extension). If this format is used, the names of files and folders do not exceed 8 characters, and the extensions are not longer than 3 characters. This naming convention was adopted in MS-DOS.
Declaration
aqFileInfoObj.ShortPath
| Read-Only Property | String |
| aqFileInfoObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an aqFileInfo object | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following object:
Property Value
A string containing the shortened path (with the file’s name and extension).
Example
The code below obtains the short path of the specified file and posts this path to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function ShortPathExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
var sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\FileLongName.txt";
// Obtains the file's short path
var sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortPath;
// Posts the file's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The file's short path is: " + sShortPath);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short path is: C:\FOLDER~1\FILELO~1.TXT
*/
Python
def ShortPathExample():
# Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\FileLongName.txt"
# Obtains the file's short path
sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortPath
# Posts the file's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The file's short path is: " + sShortPath)
# The routine produces the following output:
# The file's short path is: C:\FOLDER~1\FILELO~1.TXTVBScript
Sub ShortPathExample
' Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath = "C:\FolderName\FileLongName.txt"
' Obtains the file's short path
sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortPath
' Posts the file's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The file's short path is: " + sShortPath)
End Sub
' The routine produces the following output:
' The file's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\FILELO~1.TXT
DelphiScript
function ShortPathExample;
var sPath, sShortPath;
begin
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath := 'C:\FolderName\FileLongName.txt';
// Obtains the file's short path
sShortPath := aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortPath;
// Posts the file's short path to the test log
Log.Message('The file''s short path is: ' + sShortPath);
end;
{
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short path is: C:\FOLDER~1\FILELO~1.TXT
}
C++Script, C#Script
function ShortPathExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
var sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\FileLongName.txt";
// Obtains the file's short path
var sShortPath = aqFileSystem["GetFileInfo"](sPath)["ShortPath"];
// Posts the file's short path to the test log
Log["Message"]("The file's short path is: " + sShortPath);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short path is: C:\FOLDER~1\FILELO~1.TXT
*/
See Also
Working With Files From Scripts
GetFileInfo Method
FindFiles Method
Name Property
Path Property
GetShortPathName Method