Long File Path

[ali.alturki]

Version: 2008 Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) Processor: Intel Hello,

When I try to save my Excel worksheet files somewhere on the HD, Excel comes back with an error message saying "The file path you entered is too long". I do not want Excel to tell where to save my files! Anybody can help?

Thanks!
Ali

 

[CyberTaz]

Excel is most likely telling you nothing of the sort -- OS X is.

Make sure you have Office & OS X fully updated then run Disk Utility -
Repair Disk Permissions. If you continue to have a problem you'll need to be
more explicit as to exactly how many folders deep the path goes, what type
of & how many characters are included in the file & folder names, whether
you're saving to the primary HD or some other location, as well as any
additional details you can supply.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac

 

[ali.alturki]

Hi,
Thanks for your feedback.

MS Office and OS X are up to date.
I ran the Repair Disk Permissions from the the Disk Utility; the problem persists.

Number of folders deep (from home directory): 12
Number of characters: 236 characters (with spaces in some folder names)

Excel Detailed Message:
"The file path you entered is too long. The file path cannot exceed 255 characters. Enter a shorter file name or select a shorter file path, and then try saving the file again"

Thanks!
Ali