System.SysUtils.ExtractShortPathName

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Delphi

function ExtractShortPathName(const FileName: string): string;

C++

extern DELPHI_PACKAGE System::UnicodeString __fastcall ExtractShortPathName(const System::UnicodeString FileName)/* overload */;

Properties

Type	Visibility	Source	Unit	Parent
function	public	System.SysUtils.pas System.SysUtils.hpp	System.SysUtils	System.SysUtils

Description

Converts a file name to the short 8.3 form.

ExtractShortPathName converts the file name, FileName, to the short 8.3 form. ExtractShortPathName returns an empty string if the file or directory does not exist.

The first parameter, FileName, can be a full path name. For example, ExtractShortPathName converts the full path name:

C:\Program Files\MyCompany\MyApp\MyApp.exe

to the short form:

C:\Progra~1\MyComp~1\MyApp\MyApp.exe

Note: ExtractShortPathName is only available on Windows.

See Also

• ExpandFileName

• ExpandUNCFileName

• Path Manipulation Routines