Spaces in path to .xls file affecting ability to open the fi

[SteveC777]

Can somebody please tell me what would cause the following:

A sample path to my .xls file is
C:abc 123my file.xls

When I double click this file in windows explorer, the following happens:

1. It cannot find the file named "C:abc.xls"
2. then it cannot find the file named "123my.xls"
3. then it cannot find the file named "file.xls".

It seems to be stopping on each of the spaces, both in the filename and in the path.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you
Steve

 

[zacemmel]

Steve, try the following:

http://www.excelquestions.com/summary.php?idx=7

Try the second troubleshooting option where it involves going to the command line. Let me know if it resolves your issue.

 

[Yogi Anand]

Hi SteveC777:

Welcome to the Board!

How about trying with
C:abc 123[my file.xls] ... see if this helps.

Regards!
Yogi Anand

 

[SteveC777]

Thank you.
This solved the problem.

Steve

 

[SteveC777]

Hi zacemmel and Yogi Anand.

Thanks Yogi Anand for your answer, but I wont get to be able to try it, because zacemmel's answer worked for me before I saw your post.

Thank you again
Steve

 

[Yogi Anand]

Hi Steve:

Let us just thank zaccemel -- he helped solve your problem -- and that is the main thing.

Regards!
Yogi Anand

 

[tmforkey]

Spaces in Filenames affecting opening .xls file

Steve, try the following:

http://www.excelquestions.com/summary.php?idx=7

Try the second troubleshooting option where it involves going to the command line. Let me know if it resolves your issue.

Does andybody know what this option says? The link above is no longer valid and I have the same problem as Steve.