If you google with the term "MAX_PATH" you will find a wealth of more
information on the subject.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?as_q=...s=&safe=active
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Jon
A spade is never so merely a spade as the word Spade would imply
--Christopher Fry [1907-]
I may be mistaken, but I think "F Laufs" <>
said something like the following in message
news:6FD83355-4CD5-4F17-B5B1-...
> Hi,
>
> Ive found the maximum path lengths for MS Office files - Word (254), Excel
> (218), PowerPoint, Access and Outlook (258), but can't seem to find info
> anywhere about the max path lengths allowed for other regularly used file
> types, such as *.jpg, *.pdf, *.htm(l). Does anyone know what these are?
>
> Also, can anyone confirm whether or not the max path length varies
> according
> to the OS or MS Office version you are using.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Regards,
>
> Fiona