OL2002: A Task Item Shortcut Does Not Open an Excel File on a Share Point Server (287824)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002
This article was previously published under Q287824

SYMPTOMS

If you create a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to save to a Share Point server document folder, and then click the Create Outlook Task button, a Task item is created with a shortcut link to the spreadsheet.

When the Task item is received and the recipient attempts to open the spreadsheet by clicking the link, Outlook reports that the link to the Excel spreadsheet is broken.

WORKAROUND

Use one of the following methods to work around this problem:
  1. Use a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) hyperlink in the Task item instead of including a shortcut. -or-

  2. Share a virtual drive and create a shortcut to the information.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/1/2001
Keywords:kbbug KB287824
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