PUB: Graphics with Very Long File Names Imported as Text

Q135339

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you drag a graphics file with a filename longer than 250 characters onto
a publication, the graphics file may import as a text frame full of
gibberish and you may receive either of the following error messages:

Windows 95
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      This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut
      down.

   If you click the details button, you may see an error similar to the
   following:

      ARTGALRY caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at
      0137:bff76592.

   Windows NT 3.51
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      Cannot save object.

   An OLE server cannot save an object you are using. Windows may be low
   on memory or disk space, or the object may not be registered
   correctly. Publisher restored the last saved changes to this object.


RESOLUTION
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A filename actually includes the entire path in addition to the name of the
file. Thus, if you call a picture Mygraphic.tif and you keep it in a folder
called My Pictures on your C: drive, the full filename is

   C:\My Pictures\Mygraphic.tif

which is 28 characters long.

If the total number of characters in the path and filename of the graphic
file is over 250 characters, Publisher may try to import it as RTF (Rich
Text Format). It will create a text frame and fill it with binary symbols.

If this happens to you, you can correct the problem it one of the following
ways:

 - Shorten the name of the file.

 - Copy the file to a folder with a shorter name or a folder that is closer
   to the root of the drive.

 - Import the file into Publisher by clicking Picture File on the
   Insert menu (instead of by clicking ClipArt on the Insert menu).

 - Shorten the name of the graphic file and add it to ClipArt
   Gallery again.

NOTE: If you copy a file to the desktop (and your copy of Windows is
installed to the C:\Windows folder), the path to the file is

   C:\Windows\Desktop\<Your file>

which adds 19 characters to the name of the file.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher version 3.0 for
Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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You will also be unable to insert this graphic as a ClipArt Gallery object
into other applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and
Microsoft Excel.  However, the exact error messages and symptoms will vary.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.0 pub95 pub3 mspub w_mspub TIF
TIFF GIF PCX olrsppd w_powerpt w_office office 7.00 7.0 w_word
BMP EPS CDR Encapsulated PostScript Targa TGA garbage jumble ugly long
wierd bizarre