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Created: 2001-07-19 12:00:00
Modified: 2011-12-10 09:20:22
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GetLastError
GetLongPathName
GetShortPathName

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The "short path" means the 8.3 compliant path/filename. The source path must be always valid. You can not convert the name of a file that does not exist.

See also: PathGetShortPath.

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