file.shortpath for vb.net

Question

ho i'm converting a my project from vb6 to vb.net Is there an analog method in vb.net of shortpath?

Dim DestinationFile As Scripting.File
...
DestinationFile.ShortPath

Thanks

Answer 1

No, modern languages are not built to use short paths, but you can use the GetShortPathName method from the kernel:

Declare Auto Function GetShortPathName Lib "kernel32.dll" _
(ByVal lpszLongPath As String, ByVal lpszShortPath As StringBuilder, _
ByVal cchBuffer As Integer) As Integer

Call using:

Dim name As String = "C:\Long Directory Name\Really really long filename.txt"

Dim sb As New StringBuilder(256)
GetShortPathName(name, sb, sb.capacity)

Dim shortName As String = sb.ToString()