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FolderItem.LongPathMBS as string

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Files MBS Win Plugin ❌ No ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Returns the long path for the file.
Example 
dim f as folderitem = specialfolder.desktop.child("test.file")
msgbox f.longpathMBS

Should be the same as f.NativePath
Works with Windows NT 4 or newer.

Some examples using this method:

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