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File & Path functions

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Working with INI files	Functions for working with INI files.
Open & print any file	Function for opening/printing any file, without needing to know it's executable.
FileExists	Functions for determining if a file exists.
UNC path	Function for determining the UNC path to a file, from a mapped path.
List files in folder	Function for listing the files in a folder.
GetFormattedFileSize	Return a properly formatted filesize (in kB, MB, and so on), from its byte size.
StripPath2Root	Strip a path to its root.
StripPath2Filename	Strip a path, leaving only its filename.
GetLongPath	Convert a short filename to a long filename.
GetShortPath	Convert a long filename to a short filename.
GetCompactPath	Truncate a path to fit a given character width, replacing the path tokens with ellipses.
Move & copy files	Functions for moving & copying files using the standard Windows dialogs.
StoreFile2Table	Code to store a binary file inside a Jet table.
Log2File	Function to log an event in a file.