Microsoft KB Archive/49076

Novell Directory Longer Than Eight Characters Not Recognized

PSS ID Number: Q49076 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

4.00 5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

Novell has a utility called FILER that allows you to name/rename a directory with more than eight characters. For example, if a directory called ROBERTSON1 is created, it appears in the DOS directory listing as ROBERTSO, although there is no ROBERTSO directory. Word Version 4.00 allows access to this directory by typing the complete directory name in a command. However, if ROBERTSO is used instead of ROBERTSON1, Word 4.00 generates an error message.

Word Version 5.00 displays the message “Not a valid drive or directory” when using ROBERTSON1 in a command. Word 5.00 also displays the “Not a valid drive or directory” message if ROBERTSO is used.

However, Word Version 5.00 allows you to move into ROBERTSON1. For instance, while using the Transfer Load command, press the F1 key, highlight ROBERTSON1, and press ENTER.

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