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SYMPTOMSIn Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, if you attempt to insert a hyperlink that refers to another file, such as a Microsoft Excel workbook, Microsoft Word document, or Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, you may receive the following error message:
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the length of the folder path for the file you want
to reference exceeds 210 characters.
RESOLUTION
You can create a hyperlink to another file only if the folder path to that
file does not exceed 210 characters in length.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. MORE INFORMATIONWhen you create a hyperlink in Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition, the path that is used by the hyperlink appears in the cell. The following are two examples: ::My Documents:PowerPoint Presentations:Quarterly ReportIf the workbook that contains the hyperlink is stored in the Desktop Folder, the hyperlink appears similar to the first example, that is, with leading colons. Otherwise, the hyperlink appears similar to the second example. In these examples, the length of the following example folder path My Documents:PowerPoint Presentations:is 38 characters. Note that the name of the file ("Quarterly Report") and the leading colons (::) are not included in the folder path. Additional query words: XL98 210 211 255 256
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