Description
The ShortPath property holds a short version of the folder path. If this format is used, folder names do not exceed 8 characters. This naming convention was adopted in MS-DOS.
Declaration
aqFolderInfoObj.ShortPath
| Read-Only Property | String |
| aqFolderInfoObj | An expression, variable or parameter that specifies a reference to an aqFolderInfo object | |||
Applies To
The property is applied to the following object:
Property Value
A string containing the short path to the specified folder.
Example
The code below obtains the short name of the specified folder, converts this name to the 8.3 format and then posts it to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function ShortPathExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified name of the folder
var sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\SubFolder";
// Obtains the folder's short path
var sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath).ShortPath;
// Posts the folder's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The folder's short path is: " + sShortPath);
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The folder's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\SUBFOL~1
*/
Python
def ShortPathExample():
# Specifies the fully qualified name of the folder
sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\SubFolder"
# Obtains the folder's short path
sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath).ShortPath
# Posts the folder's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The folder's short path is: " + sShortPath)
# The routine produces the following output:
# The folder's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\SUBFOL~1VBScript
Sub ShortPathExample
' Specifies the fully qualified name of the folder
sPath = "C:\FolderName\SubFolder"
' Obtains the folder's short path
sShortPath = aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath).ShortPath
' Posts the folder's short path to the test log
Log.Message("The folder's short path is: " + sShortPath)
End Sub
' The routine produces the following output:
' The folder's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\SUBFOL~1
DelphiScript
function ShortPathExample;
var sPath, sShortPath;
begin
// Specifies the fully qualified name of the folder
sPath := 'C:\FolderName\SubFolder';
// Obtains the folder's short path
sShortPath := aqFileSystem.GetFolderInfo(sPath).ShortPath;
// Posts the folder's short path to the test log
Log.Message('The folder"s short path is: ' + sShortPath);
end;
{
The routine produces the following output:
The folder's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\SUBFOL~1
}
C++Script, C#Script
function ShortPathExample()
{
// Specifies the fully qualified name of the folder
var sPath = "C:\\FolderName\\SubFolder";
// Obtains the folder's short path
var sShortPath = aqFileSystem["GetFolderInfo"](sPath)["ShortPath"];
// Posts the folder's short path to the test log
Log["Message"]( "The folder's short path is: " + sShortPath );
}
/*
The routine produces the following output:
The folder's short path is: : C:\FOLDER~1\SUBFOL~1
*/
See Also
Working With Files From Scripts
GetFolderInfo Method
Name Property
Path Property
GetShortPathName Method