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Excel 97 cannot open long filenames
Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not
open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec |
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Sometimes one of these works:
Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel (both instances) and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. fec wrote: Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec -- Dave Peterson |
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Thanks but found that earlier on a website Dave & it doesn't work. I have
upgraded to excel on Office 2003 but still the same problem :-( The same (long file named) file can be opened on another pc across the network and can even be opened by word on the same pc with the problem?? Total mystery - any other hints? Fec "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Sometimes one of these works: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel (both instances) and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. fec wrote: Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec -- Dave Peterson |
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No, sorry.
fec wrote: Thanks but found that earlier on a website Dave & it doesn't work. I have upgraded to excel on Office 2003 but still the same problem :-( The same (long file named) file can be opened on another pc across the network and can even be opened by word on the same pc with the problem?? Total mystery - any other hints? Fec "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Sometimes one of these works: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel (both instances) and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. fec wrote: Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec -- Dave Peterson -- Dave Peterson |
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fec
Shot in the dark...........verrryyy darkg There is a 256 character limit on path names in Windows. Perhaps you are exceeding that by a few characters? As in--your user name is longer than others' names? Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:43:19 +0000 (UTC), "fec" wrote: Thanks but found that earlier on a website Dave & it doesn't work. I have upgraded to excel on Office 2003 but still the same problem :-( The same (long file named) file can be opened on another pc across the network and can even be opened by word on the same pc with the problem?? Total mystery - any other hints? Fec "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Sometimes one of these works: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel (both instances) and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. fec wrote: Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec -- Dave Peterson |
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fec
Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking that perhaps the 256 limit was being exceeded in one case and not in others because a username(not filename) in the path was longer than other usernames. As in C:\Documents and Settings\username\rest of path\ where username is "usernamelongerthanothers" Glad you're in business. Gord On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:58:01 +0100, "fec" wrote: You were right - but it wasn't the file name that was too long, but the entire name (back to the root folder) including all sub-folders was over the 256 limit. Shortened the folder names & it worked. Only curious thing is why Word would open the files? Cheers Fec "Gord Dibben" gorddibbATshawDOTca wrote in message .. . fec Shot in the dark...........verrryyy darkg There is a 256 character limit on path names in Windows. Perhaps you are exceeding that by a few characters? As in--your user name is longer than others' names? Gord Dibben Excel MVP On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 10:43:19 +0000 (UTC), "fec" wrote: Thanks but found that earlier on a website Dave & it doesn't work. I have upgraded to excel on Office 2003 but still the same problem :-( The same (long file named) file can be opened on another pc across the network and can even be opened by word on the same pc with the problem?? Total mystery - any other hints? Fec "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... Sometimes one of these works: Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it) --- or --- Close Excel (both instances) and Windows Start Button|Run excel /unregserver then Windows Start Button|Run excel /regserver The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's factory defaults. fec wrote: Weird glitch when upgrading Win 98 machine to XPPro - Excel will now not open any file name with 27 characters (not including the '.xls suffix') or longer. The error message asks to check file location & spelling. If filename is shortened to 26 characters or less - opens fine. However, after a Excel 97 reinstall, a long file name opened (1st file opened) but excel returned an error along the lines of 'you cannot open more than 1 file with the same name at a time' & on trying to open another long file name, the same error as above. These 'long files' open okay across the network with another XP Pro/Excel 97 machine. Anybody offer any help? Fec -- Dave Peterson |
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