gets long path name
longpath = getlongpathname(shortpath) [longpath, bOK] = getlongpathname(shortpath)
a character string or matrix of strings: the short path.
a character string or matrix of strings: the long path.
a boolean or a matrix of boolean: %T
if
path has been converted else %F
.
The getlongpathname
primitive converts the
specified path shortpath
to its long form. If no long path is found, this
primitive returns the specified name.
![]() | Note: If the path cannot be converted ( bOK is %F ) and in particular if the
operating system is not Windows, the returned long path is identical to the
input short path. |