No, the problem is that I have a directory name field of 52 character and Windows allows for 255 characters. I want to shrink the long directory name into the 52 character field. VFP7+ have a displaypath() function that does what I need but I need it in VFP6. Thanks!


>Does this work for you?
>
>?getdir()
>or
>?addbs(justpath(getfile()))
>
>
>>I am looking for a way to display long directory names in VFP6. I am sure you have seen in Windows the directory name with ellipsis to shrink the name. Any ideas?
>>TIA!