Attribute: ShortName [element FileSearch]

Description

The short file name of the file in 8.3 format.

Derived By

Type ShortFileNameType

Restrictions

• Value must match the following pattern: [^\\\?

Referenced By

• Element FileSearch

Remarks

There is a Windows Installer bug which prevents the FileSearch functionality from working if both a short and long file name are specified. Since the Name attribute allows either a short or long name to be specified, it is the only attribute related to file names which should be specified.

Definition

See FileSearch

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