WINDOWS_SHORTNAME Retrieves the Windows short name

optional: mex

(8.3 character) filename

Example of using a COM server (Scripting.FileSystemObject) in Windows

References:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/windows-scripting/ch28h2s7
https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/48950-short-path-name-on-windows-com-server

function s = windows_shortname(p)
arguments
  p (1,1) string
end

s = p;
if ispc
  fso = actxserver('Scripting.FileSystemObject');

  if isfolder(p)
    s = fso.GetFolder(p).ShortPath;
  elseif isfile(p)
    s = fso.GetFile(p).ShortPath;
  end

  delete(fso);
end

s = string(s);


end

%!testif 0

Published with MATLAB® R2024b