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Have a user here that needs to open some PDF's which are contained on a network drive similar to this for example :
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J:\Projects-Dynamics\2000\7000\Projects\1412851_projectnameyoudontcare\Deliverables\002-LR Construction Noise and Vibration Assessment\Rev3\this is the pdf i want to open.pdf
Now, when he tries, Adobe Reader gives an error and wont open the file. I figured its because of the OS limitation of file/path length etc. BUT. A .docx version of the same file (which is actually longer in length due to the "x") opens perfectly fine.
I rename the PDF and knock off a few letters, and it opens fine. Which to my mind goes back to path length issue - yet the .docx is fine without being touched.
Tried Foxit PDF reader and it has the same issue.
Copy the file to the local desktop and it opens fine.
User has modify permissions to the drive.
I copied the link to my system to ensure it wasnt just him, but I get the same issue. The PA who created the file can open it fine, only thing is she is using Adobe Acrobat Pro, not the reader.
Does Windows 7 have some special workaround for long filenames from Office that dosent apply to 3rd party files such as PDF ?
And no, I cant :
* Shorten the file/folder names
* Map to the folder - way too many of these files/paths. English Alphabet isn't long enough ;)
* Go home early and forget about it via a bottle of Jim Beam.
Its too late in the year for this............. ;)
