Microsoft KB Archive/213902

= XL2000: Error Message Appears When You Change Link Source =

Article ID: 213902

Article Last Modified on 9/27/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213902





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to change the source of a link in Microsoft Excel 2000, you may receive the following error message:

Cannot link to the file.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you are trying to link to a file that has a name that is longer than 122 characters.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, shorten the file name to 122 characters or fewer.



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

