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Q134867: "Cannot Find File" When Object Clicked to Run Interactively

Article: Q134867
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbole
Last Modified: 15-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you click a drawn object or imported graphic during a slide show to run it,
you may get the following error message:

  (application) cannot find the file (c:\(path)\(filename.xxx)

CAUSE
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With some computers, long filenames can cause this problem. When you configured
the object's interactive settings, you may have specified the location of this
program with long filenames.

RESOLUTION
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If you encounter this problem, you can do one of the following:

1. Select the object and click Interactive Settings on the Tools menu.

2. In the Run Program box, change the path so that it uses the MS-DOS short
  filenames. For example:

  c:\office\winword\winword.exe c:\mydocu~1\docume~1.doc

  Or, enclose the path that includes long filenames in quotation marks. For
  example:

  c:\office\winword\winword.exe "c:\my documents\document.doc"

STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem, and we will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.


Additional query words: 7.00 ppt95 Powerpnt Interactive settings Long file names

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbole 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

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