Name: shortFilePath

Type: function

Syntax: the shortFilePath of <filePath> 

Syntax: shortFilePath(<filePath>)

Summary: <return|Returns> the 8.3-format equivalent of a <Windows> long <file path>.

Introduced: 1.1

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Security: disk

Example:
the shortFilePath of myPath

Example:
if it is the shortFilePath of it then put it into myFilePath

Parameters:
filePath: The location and name of the file or folder whose short equivalent you want. If you specify a name but not a location, LiveCode assumes the file or folder is in the defaultFolder.

Returns: The <shortFilePath> <function> <return|returns> a <file path>.

Description:
Use the <shortFilePath> <function> to obtain the equivalent of a file path in short format for use in situations that require it.

The <shortFilePath> <function> transforms the <filePath> without looking for the <file>, so it <return|returns> a value even if the <filePath> does not exist.

On Mac OS, OS X, or Unix systems, the <shortFilePath> simply returns the <filePath> without changing it.

References: filename (property), file (keyword), longFilePath (function), Windows (glossary), file path (glossary), return (glossary), function (control_st)

Tags: file system
