Microsoft KB Archive/63442

Word Err Msg: File or Directory Does Not Exist UPDAT-AM.CMP

PSS ID Number: Q63442 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

The error message “File or directory does not exist UPDAT-AM.CMP” will occur in Microsoft Word version 5.00 when trying to add a word to the Standard dictionary if the directory specified in the Options “speller path:” field is not an existing directory on the system.

The spell checker will function correctly in that it will make corrections to the document and provide possible correct spellings of misspelled words.

To correct this, change the Options “speller path:” field to the WORD directory or any other directory that actually exists on the system. If the UPDAT-AM.CMP file does not exist in this directory, Word will create it.

Word 5.50 will give the message “Word Cannot Find the Standard Dictionary. Choose Utilities Customize to Update the Speller Path.” This message will not appear if you start Word 5.50 from its program directory. Word will look for the speller in the current directory and will find the speller in this case.

This problem has been noted to happen only under DOS and not under OS/2.

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