DOCUMENT:Q132635 17-DEC-2000 [win95x] TITLE :Cannot Open Documents with Spaces in Name by Double-Clicking PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product PROD/VER:95 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbui kbusage win95 ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When you try to open a file with a long filename that contains a space by double-clicking the file in My Computer or Windows Explorer, you may receive the following error message Cannot open "" please verify the correct path and filename are given where is only part of the full filename. CAUSE ===== By default, the command line that is run when you double-click a file is exactly what the associated program registered, except that the full path name is substituted for %1 in the command line. If the registered command line does not contain %1, the filename is appended to the end of the line. Some programs parse the command line looking for arguments, and see the space in the appended filename as a separator for an argument. Such programs try to open the file using the portion of the filename before the space. RESOLUTION ========== Place ""%1"" (without the quotation marks) on the end of the command line for the association with the specific document type. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Double-click My Computer. 2. On the View menu of the window that opens, click Options. 3. Click the File Types tab. 4. In the Registered File Types box, click the appropriate file type, then click the Edit button. 5. In the Actions box, click Open, then click Edit. 6. In the Application Used To Perform Action box, add a space, and then type ""%1"" (without the quotation marks) to the end of the line. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Close twice. NOTE: Editing other commands in the Actions box will ensure that they function correctly also. STATUS ====== Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. MORE INFORMATION ================ This problem applies only to 32-bit programs. 16-bit programs use the file's short MS-DOS name, which does not contain spaces. Additional query words: wordpad paint lfn longfilename ====================================================================== Keywords : kbui kbusage win95 Technology : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3 Version : 95 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.