Re: Long file names not working with Entourage

On 6/23/05 2:43 PM, in article
renlog-0EFC4F.17431423062005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "René Logeais"
<renlog@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The ability to accept long file names was the
> feature that convinced me to buy Word 2004.
> Now I find that when I send a file with a long
> name using Entourage, the name gets truncated as
> usual.
> I sent one to myself, and sure enough the long name doesn't show
> properly.
>
> The whole idea was to make sure that my clients
> would receive files with their proper names
> (without having to enclose them in folders, etc.)
> What gives?

Are you sure you're not just seeing the usual "..." for attachment names
when they're too long for various display headers. What happens when the
recipients save the attachments - don't they see the full names?

You haven't given a single example or detailed description of what you see
at which stage of the adding attachments, sending them receiving them,
saving them, opening them process.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

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PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.

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