WD97: "Cannot Open File" Error in INCLUDETEXT Field (196765)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q196765 SYMPTOMS
When you insert an INCLUDETEXT field in a Microsoft Word document, the
following error message appears in place of the field results:
Error! Cannot open file.
CAUSE
When you manually insert an INCLUDETEXT field in your document, one of the
following may be causing the error message:
- The file path has a space in the folder or file name.
For example:
{INCLUDETEXT c:\\my<space>documents\\test.doc}
- The file path does not include double-backslashes separating the folders
and/or file name.
For example:
{INCLUDETEXT "c:\my documents\test.doc"}
RESOLUTION
You must enclose the path and file name in quotation marks if there are
spaces in any part of the path or file name and you must use
double-backslashes in the path to separate the folder and/or file name in
an INCLUDETEXT field.
For example:
{INCLUDETEXT "C:\\My Documents\\Test.doc"}
-or-
{INCLUDETEXT C:\\Documents\\Word\\Test.doc}
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbfield kbprb KB196765 |
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