Microsoft KB Archive/64690

Word Not Recognizing HPFS Filenames

PSS ID Number: Q64690 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

OS/2

= SUMMARY =

Word versions 5.00 and 5.50 only recognize filenames that use the standard 8.3 filename format. Files created using the OS/2 HPFS (High Performance File System) and that do not follow the 8.3 filename format are not recognized by Word.

To read the file with Word, the file must be renamed to an 8.3 filename format.

HPFS allows the creation of filenames up to 255 characters in length. Filenames can also contain blank spaces and multiple periods.

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