Microsoft KB Archive/69559

Converting Files with Extended Characters in Filenames PSS ID Number: Q69559 Article last modified on 07-14-1994

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WINDOWS

Summary:

The following information concerns converting/opening files in Word for Windows that contain extended characters within the filename.

This functionality has changed in Word version 6.0 for Windows.

Opening a File with an Extended Character within the Filename
The following error will result when trying to convert a document to Word for Windows if the filename contains an extended or high bit character:

Document name or path is not valid

It is possible to create a filename that contains non-ANSI extended characters if it was created in a non-Windows application such as Word for DOS. Such a file can be opened in Word for Windows only after the extended characters are removed from the filename. This can be done by renaming the file either at the DOS prompt or from within the application in which the file was originally created.

Saving a File with an Extended Character within the Filename
When saving a Word for Windows document that contains extended ANSI characters in the filename to another file format, two files will be created: one file that contains characters from the extended ANSI character set and one that contains characters from IBM PC Extended Character Set. To open the file in Word for Windows, select the filename that contains the ANSI characters. To open the file in the other application, such as Word for DOS, select the filename that contains the non-ANSI characters.

Additional reference words: w4wformat winword 1.0 1.1 1.1a 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.0 2.00 conv high bit characters file name valid document name

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