Tony responded earlier: > ... I feel it would be worth adding that the exact length > that causes the problem may depend on the *folder* path... My testing now shows you are absolutely correct, Tony. After further testing I have found a length limit for the full pathname of 132 characters, including the filename, but not including the period and extension name. This is a familiar max character limit on PCs. I tested it by creating a short folder name at the root level, and changing the Preferences for the project to look for its configuration files in that folder. This allowed longer filenames up to the max full pathname limit. And using a longer pathname to a folder means less characters remaining for the filename. This max limit matches my earlier report of my filenames having a problem of 60+ when combined with the length of the pathname to my standard folder. I believe you reported earlier that your: > configuration name limit of 55 added to that folder path length > gets me to around 128... Could you recheck and see if you also encounter errors with a destination of Print Preview when the pathname is greater than 132 characters, including the filename, but not including the trailing period and extension name? I have updated the on-line Bug report to reflect my testing. http://www.mjh-nm.net/BUGS.HTML#B93 Since Print Preview doesn't use this long pathname for naming its temporary file I still find it curious that Print Preview seems to be the only destination which has a problem with that length. Oh well. Michael

Tony posted a follow-up of: > after a recheck with my existing pathname and a re-count I > still fail to produce a Screen Preview report with a configuration > name longer than 55 characters and a folder pathname of 74 > characters, giving 129 as my overall limit, not 132... > I can't explain the discrepancy. OS? - mine is Win 7 Pro 64-bit Might be it, Tony. The OS I tested is Win XP Pro SP2 (32-bit). I will add a note to the bug report of possible variations in the maximum character limit. Michael