File name length. 8 is NOT enough.

[keith]

Have an old version (6.0 C) of Office Pro.
"Manufactured for Gateway 2000 by RR Donnelley & Sons".
"Microsoft Windows Compatible"
Is 8 characters the limit for file names?
Are later Office versions the same or do they allow for longer file names?
Thanks.

 

[Jezebel]

This is an operating system issue, not Office. Windows filenames may be up
to 255 characters.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Hi Keith,

The file-related dialogs in Word 6.0 couldn't handle long file names
without external help, but every version after that (95, 97, 2000,
2002, and 2003 so far) can.

Here's a copy of a post from MVP Bob Buckland from 1999 on the
subject:

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There are a couple of shareware utilities that can add Long File Name
support to Word 6, one is at http://www.cottonwoodsw.com
Another one or two are in the File downloads at
http://go.compuserve.com/MSOfficeForum search on the Keyword LONG.

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Hope that helps,

Bob Buckland ? http://go.compuserve.com/MSOfficeforum
MS Office/Word MVP
BusinessWare Consulting - Southern California