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- DOCUMENT:Q106104 12-NOV-1993 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Cannot Create Icons for Executables in Long Directories
- 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
- ========
-
- Normally you should be able to drag and drop any program (executable
- file) from File Manager to an active program group in Program Manager
- in order to create a new icon in that group. If the directory in which
- the file resides has a 245 character-long name, the following error
- message appears:
-
- Invalid Path: The Path is Invalid
-
- The icon is created, but the path is truncated. If you try to start
- the program by double-clicking the icon, the following error message
- appears:
-
- Application Execution Error: Cannot find file <drive><long-
- directory><file name> (or one of its components): check to ensure
- that the path and file name are correct and that all required
- libraries are available.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT. We are
- researching this problem and will post new information here as it
- becomes available.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.1
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: filsys
-
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