Article ID: 109116
Article Last Modified on 3/3/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft OLE 2.01
This article was previously published under Q109116
SYMPTOMS
Packaging an object that has a fully qualified path of more than 64 letters results in a general protection (GP) fault in the Object Packager.
CAUSE
MS-DOS paths have a limit of 64 characters. The Object Packager does not correctly handle scenarios that involve File Manager paths greater than this limit.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Windows 3.1 Object Packager.
This problem does not occur with Object Packager 3.5 on Windows NT 3.5.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce
- Create a directory structure in File Manager that results in a path greater than 64 characters. You must use File Manager because MS-DOS will not allow a directory structure this large to be created.
- Use File Manager to copy a file into this new subdirectory. File Manager must be used because MS-DOS will not recognize this directory.
- Select the file from within File Manager.
- Choose Copy from the File menu.
- Choose the Copy To Clipboard button to place the filename and path on the clipboard.
- Launch CntOutl and Paste Link.
Additional query words: 2.10 3.10 GPF GP-Fault buglist2.01 kbbuglist
Keywords: kbbug kb16bitonly KB109116
