gets short path name
shortpath = getshortgpathname(longpath) [shortpath, bOK] = getshortpathname(longpath)
a character string or matrix of strings: the long path.
a character string or a matrix of strings: the short path.
a boolean or a matrix of boolean: %T
if
path has been converted else %F
.
The getshortpathname
primitive converts the
specified path longpath
to its short form.
![]() | Note: If the path cannot be converted ( bOK is %F ) and in particular if the
operating system is not Windows, the returned short path is identical to the
input long path. |