Invalid Filename Error Dialog Returns Incorrect String
  
PSS ID Number: Q115474
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 3.0, 4.0, 4.0a, 4.0c
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SYMPTOMS
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When an invalid filename is entered into the Save As text box, PowerPoint
for Windows displays an error message with the wrong filename. The wrong
filename in the error message may divert your attention away from the
problem, which is that a filename longer than eight characters has been
entered into the text box.
 
RESOLUTION
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To correct this problem, save the file with a name of eight characters or
less.
 
STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM
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1. Create a presentation in PowerPoint 3.0 or 4.0 for Windows.
 
2. From the File menu, choose Save As and enter an invalid filename
   with a .PPT extension. For example:
 
      POWERPTBUG.PPT
 
   Choose OK.
 
3. You will receive an error message similar to the following:
 
      C:\POWERPT\POWERPTBUPBOJ.DLL
      Sorry, the filename is invalid.
 
The filename POWERPTBUG.PPT is reported in the error message incorrectly as
POWERPTBUPOBJ.DLL.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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COMMDLG.DLL returns a filename with extraneous characters after the
first eight characters in response to the GetSaveFileName() function when
you enter a filename that is longer than eight characters.  Truncating the
filename in the error dialog box to eight characters is not a viable option
because the extension (which is crucial in knowing what to do with the
file) would be lost.
 
Additional query words: 3.00  4.00 power point powerpt 8 dialog box err
winppt 4.00a 4.00c msg
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Keywords          : kberrmsg kbusage
Version           : windows:3.0,4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb
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