UNC Path length problem opening a file in excel 2002 or 2003

[Guest]

I've had several of my users that can't open an excel file when the UNC path
length gets close to 220 characters. The UNC points to a 2003 server. This
happens if you try to open using windows explorer or using the OPEN command
in excel.

Only excel is giving us problems. Word and other programs work just fine.

I can't find anything in the knowledge base. Has anyone else seen this
problem?

Thanks
John

P.S. Please CC to j w a r r e n _ r e m o v e (a t ) p r u d e n t r x
_ r e m o v e . c o m

Take out the "_ r e m o v e" from the address.

 

[RWN]

From Excel Help "Guidelines for naming Files" (xl2k)
To make it easier to find your workbooks, you can use long, descriptive file names. The
complete path to the file, including drive letter, server name, folder path, file name,
and a three-character file name extension, can contain up to 218 characters. File names
cannot include

 

[Guest]

Missed that although the word and windows have a limit of 256. I wonder why
Excel is shorter.

Thanks
John

 

[RWN]

Just to bring some mental stimulation to the whole process(?).