ASP ShortName Property

The ASP ShortName Property is used to get the short name of the specified file or folder on the system.

Syntax:

• For File Object:

  FileObject.ShortName

• For Folder Object:

  FolderObject.ShortName

The below examples illustrate the ASP ShortName Property.

Example 1: The below code illustrates the ASP File.ShortName Property.

ASP
<%
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Getting the file
set f=fs.GetFile("d:\alargefilename.txt")

'Getting the full name of the file
Response.Write("Full Name: " & f.Name)

'Getting the short name of the file
Response.Write("<br>Short Name: " & f.ShortName)

set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

Full Name: alargefilename.txt
Short Name: ALARGE~1.TXT

Example 2: The below code illustrates the ASP File.ShortName Property.

ASP
<%
dim fs,fol
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Getting the folder
set fol=fs.GetFolder("d:\geeksforgeeksfolder")

'Getting the full name of the folder
Response.Write("Full Name: " & fol.Name)

'Getting the short name of the folder
Response.Write("<br>Short Name: " & fol.ShortName)

set fol=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

Full Name: geeksforgeeksfolder
Short Name: GEEKSF~1