Description
The ShortName property holds a short file name (without the file’s path) with the extension. If this format is used, file names do not exceed 8 characters and the extension is not longer than 3 characters. This naming convention was adopted in MS-DOS.
Declaration
aqFileInfoObj.ShortName
| 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 file name.
Example
The code below obtains the short name (with extension) of the specified file and posts this name to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function ShortNameExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
var sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileLongName.txt";
// Obtains the file's short name
var sName = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortName;
// Posts the file's short name to the test log
Log.Message("The file's short name is: " + sName);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short name is: FILELO~1.TXT
*/
Python
def ShortNameExample():
# Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileLongName.txt"
# Obtains the file's short name
sName = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortName
# Posts the file's short name to the test log
Log.Message("The file's short name is: " + sName)
# The routine produces the following output:
# The file's short name is: FILELO~1.TXTVBScript
Sub ShortNameExample
' Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath = "C:\MyFiles\FileLongName.txt"
' Obtains the file's short name
sName = aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortName
' Posts the file's short name to the test log
Call Log.Message("The file's short name is: " + sName)
End Sub
' The routine produces the following output:
' The file's short name is: FILELO~1.TXT
DelphiScript
function ShortNameExample;
var sPath, sName;
begin
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
sPath := 'C:\MyFiles\FileLongName.txt';
// Obtains the file's short name
sName := aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo(sPath).ShortName;
// Posts the file's short name to the test log
Log.Message('The file''s short name is: ' + sName);
end;
{*
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short name is: FILELO~1.TXT
}
C++Script, C#Script
function ShortNameExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified file name
var sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileLongName.txt";
// Obtains the file's short name
var sName = aqFileSystem["GetFileInfo"](sPath)["ShortName"];
// Posts the file's short name to the test log
Log["Message"]("The file's short name is: " + sName);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The file's short name is: FILELO~1.TXT
*/
See Also
Working With Files From Scripts
aqFileSystem.GetFileInfo Method
aqFileSystem.FindFiles Method
Name Property
ShortPath Property
aqFileSystem.GetShortPathName Method