'Error! Filename not specified' when Saving a Document from Office Connector
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*Except Fisheye and Crucible
Symptoms
Microsoft Excel reports the error message:
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Error! Filename not specified when trying to save a file back to Confluence after it's been opened by office connector.
Cause
See WBDV-52. Windows can only handle webdav strings of a certain length due to a limitation in the NTFS filesystem.
Workaround
Make the path shorter by moving the attachments further up the space hiearachy.
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