WD6X: "Cannot Save or Create File" If Path Over 255 Characters (119287)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
This article was previously published under Q119287 SYMPTOMS
The following error message may occur when you save a document in Word for
the Macintosh:
Word cannot save or create this file. Make sure the disk is not write
protected (<filename>).
CAUSE- The disk is actually write protected.
-or-
- The full path to the document is more than 255 characters long.
By design, the path to a Word for the Macintosh document name can be no
longer than 255 characters.
-or- - The hard drive name has an apostrophe or other non alphanumeric
characters in it.
RESOLUTION- If the disk is write protected, remove the write protection and save
the document again.
- Save document in a folder whose full path contains fewer than 256
characters.
- Rename the hard drive, eliminating the apostrophe or other non
alphanumeric characters.
NOTE: When renaming a hard drive, it is important to retype each and
every character of the new name, and not simply delete the apostrophe.
MORE INFORMATION
When you save a document to a folder whose path is more than 255 characters
long, Word displays the "cannot save or create file..." error message and
creates a document named Word Work File in the first legal parent folder (a
folder whose full path contains fewer than 256 characters). The name of the
Word Work File may be truncated.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 2/8/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kberrmsg kbprb KB119287 |
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