
ShortPathName – Convert a long file name to 8.3 format
Private Declare Function GetShortPathName Lib “kernel32” Alias _ “GetShortPathNameA” (ByVal lpszLongPath As String, _ ByVal lpszShortPath As String, ByVal cchBuffer As Long) As LongConst MAX_PATH = 260′ Convert a long file/path name to a short 8.3 name’ the path must exist, but the file doesn’t have to’ Return a null