Listbox short file names

[murrayf1]

Hi,
Im trying to list shortfile names from a directory in a listbox, i can list the long file name no problem but the other application in trying to pass the names to needs short file names.

Any ideas?

 

[ashishnaicker]

by short file names do you mean the 8.3 format ?

 

[murrayf1]

Yes the 8.3 format (its a dos program that doesnt like spaces)

 

[aBsOlUt]

Use this:

    Private Declare Auto Function GetShortPathName Lib "kernel32.dll" ( _
    ByVal LongPath As String, _
    ByVal ShortPath As String, _
    ByVal buff As Int32 _
    ) As Int32

 

[JohnH]

Usually when passing string parameters with spaces to console applications you have to enclose them with double quote characters, example:

DIR "C:\Documents and Settings"