Shortcut Target Path Is Shortened to Eight Characters When Network Drive Is Not Present (255535)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q255535

SYMPTOMS

If you are programatically creating a shortcut with a long file name (such as Z:\Longfilename\Mytext.txt) and drive Z is not currently mapped to a network share, the long file name is truncated. For example, the target path is set to Z:\Longfile\Mytext.txt.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

To work around this problem, map a drive to the network share and create the shortcut.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/3/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbProgramming KB255535
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