Exporting playlists from iTunes - sometimes pathname is not included

Sometimes when I export a playlist from iTunes, it does not include the pathname where the playlist is located on my external hard drive. I'm not certain, but I wonder if it is because the pathname is too long. In any case, anyone have suggestions how to remedy this problem?
G4   Mac OS X (10.4.10)   ITunes 7.3.1

I should clarify. It is the pathnames to each of the songs in the playlist that do not always come through when exporting a playlist. Some do, some don't.

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