AbbrevPath

AbbrevPath

The AbbrevPath function returns a string that is an abbreviated form of a file path. The returned string is no longer than a specified number of characters. The original name is unchanged.

Syntax

sNewPath = AbbrevPath( sPath, nMaxChars )

sPath is the path name to abbreviate.
nMaxChars is the maximum number of characters in the abbreviated name.
sNewPath is the returned abbreviated path.

Example

Suppose a file has the path name 'C:\My Folder\My File.txt'. Then

s = C:\My Folder\My File.txt	-- open the file as text, for read and write
Printf( "'%s'", s )	-- prints 'C:\My Folder\My File.txt'
Printf( "'%s'", AbbrevPath(s,20) )	-- prints 'C:\...\My File.txt'