Create a new text file called shortname.vbs
Open in notepad and paste the following code in it:
set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
strLongName = Wscript.Arguments(0)
strShortName = "Invalid File/Folder - (" & strLongName & ")"
Set fsoFile = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set fsoFile = fso.GetFile(strLongName)
if Err.number <> 0 then
Set fsoFile = fso.GetFolder(strLongName)
end if
if fsoFile is not nothing then
strShortName = fsoFile.ShortPath
end if
Wscript.Echo strShortName
Run the script using cscript:
cscript shortname.vbs "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 9.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe"
You will then get the following output:
C:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\READER~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
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