Microsoft KB Archive/184945

= WD97: File "Being Edited by Another Word Session" Err Msg Truncated =

Article ID: 184945

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q184945



SYMPTOMS
The error message

 was being edited by another Word session. If you save this

document with the original name, you will overwrite any changes made in

the other session.

Do you want to save the document using the original name anyway?

may appear truncated (shortened).



CAUSE
Error messages are limited to 255 characters.

If is long, the error message is truncated by the total number of characters over 37 in the file name.

NOTE: Some characters in the message, such as carriage returns are not visible.



WORKAROUND
The truncated error message causes no data loss. In most cases, the correct response is to click No, and save the file using a different file name.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB184945

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