DOCUMENT:Q105245  04-NOV-1993  [W_NT]
TITLE   :ClipBook May Not Be Able to Save Files to Large Directory Name
PRODUCT :Windows NT
PROD/VER:3.10
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:BUGLIST3.10

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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SYMPTOMS
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In Windows NT, if you attempt to save a file from ClipBook Viewer to
an NTFS directory with a 128-character or larger name, the file will
not be saved and you may receive the following error message:
 
   An error has occurred. ClipBook Viewer cannot complete this procedure.
 
RESOLUTION
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Save the file to another directory and then copy the file to the
directory with the long name using File Manager or another utility.
 
STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1
and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. 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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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. Use the File Manager to create a directory with a 128-character
   or larger name on an NTFS partition.
 
2. Copy some text to the Clipboard using a text editor, such as
   Notepad.
 
3. Open the ClipBook Viewer and attempt to save the contents of the
   clipboard to the long NTFS directory.
 
The above error message appears.
 
Additional reference words: 3.10
KBCategory:
KBSubcategory: ntap

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