On Monday, December 30, 2002, at 12:43 PM, mike cash wrote:
Try getting the path to the Excel file using BAPI's baShortFilename function.
Thanks, I'll try that...but the file has already been renamed to "VSR.xls"...pretty short.Yes, but if the *path* to the file has space in it a la
{drive}\Top level folder\Contents\Documents\Excel components\
All those extra spaces might be tossing E97. IOW it's not just the filename; it's the path to the file you want to "shorten" as well, converting it to the oldskool 8.3 format.
-- WthmO
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