AbbreviatePathNameΒΆ
The AbbreviatePathName function creates a abbreviate path name.
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svShortNames = AbbreviatePathName(svFileNames, nMaxLen)
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svShortNames = AbbreviatePathName(svFileNames, nMaxLen, bAtLeastName)
Return Value
svShortNames is a string vector with short path names.
Parameters
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svFileNames
svFileNames is a vector of path names.
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nMaxLen
nMaxLen is the maximum number of characters of the abbreviated path name.
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bAtLeastName
If bAtLeastName is TRUE (1), at least the file name is returned. If bAtLeastName is FALSE (0) and the parameter nMaxLen is smaller than the length of the file name, an empty string is returned. Default value is TRUE (1).
Example
* AbbreviatePathName("c:/test/test1/test2/filename.dat", 30, TRUE)
* c:/test/.../test2/filename.dat
*
* AbbreviatePathName("c:\test\test1\test2\filename.dat", 30, TRUE)
* c:\test\...\test2\filename.dat
*
* AbbreviatePathName("\\P300\c\test\test1\test2\filename.dat", 30, TRUE)
* \\P300\c\...\filename.dat
See also
id-951841