Error Message Appears When You Change Link Source
Article ID: 168583
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q168583
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to change the source of a link in Microsoft Excel, you
may receive one of the following error messages:
Microsoft Excel 97
Cannot link to the file
Microsoft Excel 7.0
Cannot link to a chart
CAUSE
You may receive either of these error messages if you are trying to change
a link to a file that has a name that is longer than 122 characters.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, shorten the length of the file name to 122
characters or fewer.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
REFERENCES
For more information about creating links, click the Index tab in
Microsoft Excel Help, type the following text
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Create links to
connect to data and files" topic.
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