OL2000: Cannot Save Multiple Attachments to Long Paths (299650)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2000
This article was previously published under Q299650

SYMPTOMS


If you try to save multiple attachments to very long paths, you may receive the following error message:
The File name is not valid.

CAUSE

This problem can occur because a function used an OpenFile() call rather than a CreateFile() call, which was limited to 128 characters in total.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date        Time   Version      Size    File name 
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   14-Jun-2000 13:11  1.0.3.27       41,472  Bjablr32.dll
   14-Jun-2000 13:12  3.2.0.27       61,952  Bjlog32.dll
   08-Jan-2001 17:37  1.0.3.28       98,304  Bjsrch32.dll
   19-Jun-2000 14:49  5.5.2652.65   716,560  Cdo.dll
   19-Jun-2000 14:12  5.5.2652.65   808,720  Cdo.dll_0004
   16-Nov-2000 04:25  9.0.0.4715    122,931  Contab32.dll_0002
   14-Jun-2000 13:14  1.0.3.27      183,808  Emablt32.dll
   31-Aug-2000 15:43  5.5.3142.0    154,112  Emsabp32.dll_0005
   25-May-2001 22:56  5.5.3158.0    594,192  Emsmdb32.dll_0005
   01-Jun-2001 21:15  5.5.3159.0    131,344  Emsui32.dll_0005
   02-Jun-2000 06:45  9.0.0.4201     86,067  Envelope.dll
   10-May-2001 01:35  5.5.3156.0    540,944  Exsec32.dll_0005
   05-Apr-2000 15:02  9.0.0.4005    192,561  Mimedir.dll
   21-May-2001 14:20  5.5.3157.0    792,576  Msmapi32.dll_0001
   21-May-2001 14:16  5.5.3157.0    623,104  Msmapi32.dll_0002
   07-Jul-2000 23:07  5.5.3138.0    602,384  Mspst32.dll_0004
   07-Jul-2000 23:03  5.5.3138.0    528,656  Mspst32.dll_0005
   31-Jan-2000 21:26  9.0.0.3731    196,661  Oladd.fae
   23-May-2000 11:20                150,690  Olexchng.aw
   30-May-2000 14:53                 26,643  Olsec9.chm
   22-May-2000 19:35                170,617  Olxchng9.chm
   08-Feb-2001 13:17  5.5.3153.0    454,144  Omi9.dll_0001
   08-Feb-2001 13:21  5.5.3153.0    548,352  Omint.dll_0001
   21-Nov-2000 17:05                129,024  Out2ksec.mst
   31-Jan-2001 22:48  8.30.3152.0   782,608  Outex.dll
   23-May-2000 19:19                554,068  Outlhlp.aw_0001
   01-Jun-2001 20:54  9.0.0.5331  5,328,946  Outllib.dll
   06-Apr-2001 19:18  9.0.0.5205  1,675,315  Outllibr.dll
   25-May-2001 22:50  9.0.5324.0    368,691  Pstprx32.dll_0002
   07-Jul-2000 14:41  9.0.0.4307     73,772  Rm.dll
   02-Jun-2000 07:30  9.0.0.4201     65,586  Sendto9.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbOffice2000SP3Fix kbbug kberrmsg kbfix KB299650
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