> I am using LabVIEW 5.1 and I tried to convert a long file name to its
> short form utilizing the GetShortPathNameA function of the kernel32.dll
>
> My function prototype (in CallLibrary function) looks like
>
> int8 GetShortPathNameA(CStr lpszLongPath, CStr lpszShortPath, uInt32
> cchBuffer);
>
> And the function return the correct number of characters but not the
> actual short filename.
>
> Does anybody out there some experiance with this function?
> How I have to initial the parameter?
>
I'm not sitting in front of my PC; so I don't have access to MS
documentation. The first two parameters should be wired a string. I'd
take the filename, branch the wire and wire to each of the first two
parameters. I'm assuming that this function is copying the short string
into the CStr lpszShortPath and you have to have preallocated it. If
its possible for the short name to be larger than the long name, then
you might want to make the short name twice as long or some fixed max
size by using a constant. Off the top of my head I don't know what the
last parameter is. I suspect that the intended usage of this function
is to call the function once using NULL for the lpszShortPath and then
use the returned int8 to size a buffer, then call the function again
using the correctly sized buffer. This is done, of course, because of
the lack of conveniently resizable string data types in C. My guess,
and its just a guess, is that the last parameter is a country code or locale.
I'd suggest that you not use my guess or anyone elses and look up the
function in the MSDN or other reference location.
Greg McKaskle
