Microsoft KB Archive/126740

= "Path For File Is No Longer Valid" Saving to Network Drive =

Article ID: 126740

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Project 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Project 4.1 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q126740





SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Project, if you are editing a project file that is located on a network drive, you may receive the following error message when you save the file again to the network drive:

The path for this file is no longer valid

Additionally, if you are editing a project file that is located on a network drive, and you use the Save As command to save the file with another filename or to another location, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Project cannot access the original project file. Any embedded objects and macros cannot be saved with the project. Do you wish to continue?



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if you lose your connection to the network server that contains the project file while the file is open in Microsoft Project. This problem occurs even if you do not make any changes to the project file while you are disconnected from the server drive, and you don't save the file until you are again connected to the server drive. You lose your connection to a network server if any of the following occurs:


 * You physically disconnect from the network server
 * The network server machine crashes or is rebooted
 * The sharing privileges on the network server are disabled

This problem occurs because when you lose your connection to a network drive while a project file that is located on the network drive is open on your computer, the network name is deleted from your computer, and the file handle to the open file is no longer valid because it refers to the original connection. Connecting again to the network file server does not correct this problem because a new file handle is generated thats not the same as the original.

NOTE: This problem does not occur in Microsoft Project version 3.0 for Windows, Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows, or Microsoft Word version 6.0 for Windows.

WORKAROUNDS
To prevent this problem, do not disconnect from a network drive that contains any files that may be open in Microsoft Project.

To work around this problem, save the file with another file name, or to another location by doing the following:


 * 1) From the File menu, choose Save As.
 * 2) If you currently have access to the network server drive, enter a new name in the File Name box, and choose OK.

If you do not have access to the network server, use the Drives and Directories lists to select a directory on your local hard drive and choose OK.

NOTE: When you use this method, embedded objects and macros cannot be saved with the file.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Keywords: KB126740

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