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**LONGPATH(** [ //shortfilename //] **)**

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| **LONGPATH** | Returns the fully-qualified long filename for a given short filename. |
| //shortfilename// | A string constant, variable, or expression that specifies the DOS standard filename to convert. This may include the complete path. If omitted, LONGPATH returns the current drive and directory in long name form. |

The **LONGPATH** procedure returns the long filename for a given //short// filename. The file named in the //shortfilename// parameter must already exist on disk. **LONGPATH **can now be used in expressions evaluated by the EVALUATE statements in runtime applications and in the templates.

| **Return Data Type:** | STRING |

**Example:**

**MyLongFile STRING(260)**

** CODE**

** MyLongFile = LONGPATH('c:\progra~1\mytext~1.txt')**

** !returns: c:\program files\my text file.txt**

**See Also:**

[[shortpath  return short filename .htm|SHORTPATH]]

[[path  return current directory .htm|PATH]]

[[directory  get file directory .htm|DIRECTORY]]

[[filedialoga extended file dialog .htm|FILEDIALOG]]