Help with listview items

[.paul.]

here's an api function that gives you a short path from a file path:

Public Class Form1
 
    Declare Function GetShortPathName Lib "kernel32" _
                    Alias "GetShortPathNameA" (ByVal lpszLongPath As String, _
                    ByVal lpszShortPath As String, ByVal cchBuffer As Integer) As Integer
 
    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim shortPath As New String(" "c, 256)
        GetShortPathName("long path here", shortPath, 256)
        MsgBox(shortPath.Trim)
    End Sub
 
End Class