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# ASP ShortName Property * * Complete Folder Object Reference Manual](#) * * * The ShortName property is used to return the short name (8.3 file naming convention) of a specified file or folder. ### Syntax FileObject.ShortName FolderObject.ShortName ### Example for File Object <% dim fs,f set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") set f=fs.GetFile("c:hitcounterfile.txt")) Response.Write("Name: " & f.Name) Response.Write("
ShortName: " & f.ShortName) set f=nothing set fs=nothing %> Output: Name: hitcounterfile.txt ShortName: HITCOU~1.TXT ### Example for Folder Object <% dim fs,fo set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:asp_test_web") Response.Write("Name: " & fo.Name) Response.Write("
ShortName: " & fo.ShortName) set fo=nothing set fs=nothing %> Output: Name: asp_test_web ShortName: ASP_TE~1 * * Complete Folder Object Reference Manual](#)