Microsoft KB Archive/115158

Project Err Msg: “The Path for This File Is No Longer Valid”

PSS ID Number: Q115158 Article last modified on 11-14-1994

3.00

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Project, when you choose Save from the File menu, and the file has a full path name (that is, a filename, plus the drive letter and all characters in the path) and the path name is longer than 62 characters, you may receive the following error message:

The path for this file is no longer valid

For example, if a project file is named

C:\12345678\12345678\12345678\12345678\12345.MPP

and you save the file, subsequent attempts to save the file will result in the above error message.

= WORKAROUND =

To work around this problem, use the Save As command instead of the Save command. Saving the file with this command will allow the file to be saved properly.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem has been corrected in Microsoft Project version 4.0.

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