• a5_backup_filename Function
• a5_get_tempfile_name Function
• a5_getaddinlibraryfilename Function
• a5_getaddinlibrarylistfilename Function
• a5_getapplicationdatafilename Function
• a5_getappserveractivationfilename Function
• a5_getappserverconfigfile Function
• a5_getcodelibraryfilename Function
• a5_gethelpfilename Function
• a5_getstylesheettablefilename Function
• a5_getsystemmenusfilename Function
• a5_getsystemtoolbarsfilename Function
• a5_gettransformhistoryfilename Function
• a5_getuserdatafilename Function
• A5_Qualify_Filename Function
• A5_SHORTEN_FN Function
• FILENAME_ABSOLUTE Function
• FILENAME_DECODE Function
• FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• FILENAME_FROM_ALIAS Function
• FILENAME_IS_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_RELATIVE Function
• FILENAME_TO_ALIAS Function
• GET_UNIQUE_FILENAME Function
• IMAGE_FILENAME_ENCODE Function
• TOKEN_NAME_INCREMENT Function

A5_SHORTEN_FN Function

Syntax

Arguments

Shortened_Filename

A shortened version of the a filename with "..." substituted for elements of the path.

filename

The original filename with full path information.

length

Numeric. Optional. Default = 30. The maximum number of characters to return.

Description

The A5_SHORTEN_FN() function shortens a filename to the specified number of characters by truncating the path and inserting "...". The default length is 30. The minimum returned will be the filename itself with all path information removed.

Example

fn = "C:\Program Files\A5V6\Samples\AlphaSports\AlphaSports.adb"
? a5_shorten_fn(fn)
= "C:\Program ...\AlphaSports.adb"
? a5_shorten_fn(fn,40)
= "C:\Program Files\A5V6...\AlphaSports.adb"
? a5_shorten_fn(fn,5)
= "AlphaSports.adb"

See Also

• Filename Functions