Save As truncates filenames to 8.3 format

[mark]

OK, here's a new one:

I have a user who, when she selects Save As for her
spreadsheet, gets a file-save dialog box with ALL her
folders and filenames truncated to 8.3 format.

If she clicks the "up-level" icon (the folder with the up-
arrow on it), then that folder and its files are restored
to her original filenames, and even if she re-opens the
folder in which she was originally saving the file, those
other filenames have been restored as well.

I'll give a t-shirt to the first person who can help me
out ...

 

[Dave Peterson]

I've never seen this, you may want to post a few more details for anyone coming
later:

What version of excel?
What version of windows?

Does it occur with all programs? All MSOffice programs?

If it's all programs, I think I'd post to a windows newsgroup.

I did search google newsgroups for
"8.3" file open dialog box
and got tons of hits.

But a lot were from 1995 (when long filenames were added to windows).

Good luck,

 

[mark]

Thanks Dave:

Operating system is Windows2000, Excel version is 2002. It
only seems to happen within Excel.

 

[Dave Peterson]

This absolutely no help, but may make her life slightly less frustrating.

Have her hit F5 instead of up, then down. F5 refreshes the listing in a lot of
windows explorer like dialogs. (maybe it'll work to toggle the 8.3 to LFNs.)