/// <param name="fCompactPath">TRUE to have path strings compacted if they are too large to fit on a line. The paths are compacted with PathCompactPath.</param>

PROGDLG, PDTIMER, PathCompactPath

static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);

<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathCompactPathExW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)>

Shared Public Function PathCompactPathEx(

Public Declare Function PathCompactPathEx Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathCompactPathExA" _

If you have an HDC, take a look at PathCompactPath

    /// Test code for PathCompactPathEx

            string longPath = "c:\\a\\very\\very\\long\\path\\that\\needs\\to\\be\\shortened\\by\\calling\\the\\PathCompactpathEx";

            // displays : "c:\a\very\very\long...\PathCompactpathEx"

        static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);

            PathCompactPathEx(sb, longPathName, wantedLength + 1, 0);

        PathCompactPathEx(sb, path, MAX_WIDTH + 1, 0)

static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);

<DllImport("shlwapi.dll", EntryPoint:="PathCompactPathExW",  SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Unicode)> _

Shared Public Function PathCompactPathEx(

Public Declare Function PathCompactPathEx Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathCompactPathExA" _

If you have an HDC, take a look at PathCompactPath

    /// Test code for PathCompactPathEx

            string longPath = "c:\\a\\very\\very\\long\\path\\that\\needs\\to\\be\\shortened\\by\\calling\\the\\PathCompactpathEx";

            // displays : "c:\a\very\very\long...\PathCompactpathEx"

        static extern bool PathCompactPathEx([Out] StringBuilder pszOut, string szPath, int cchMax, int dwFlags);

            PathCompactPathEx(sb, longPathName, wantedLength + 1, 0);

        PathCompactPathEx(sb, path, MAX_WIDTH + 1, 0)