On Monday 03 October 2005 04:14 am, Niall Martin wrote:
> Thanks for the reply. But, on a quick check on two documents
> automatic filename extension was not disabled on Save As.
> Any more suggestions?
>
> On 2 Oct 2005 at 11:43, Doug Thompson wrote:
> > Niall Martin wrote:
> > > I am running OOo version 1.1.5 under Win XP. I need to save
> > > Writer documents in .doc format for easy of exchange with other
> > > users. I find that when I take Save As to do so the program
> > > fails to add the .doc filetype, so that I need to rename the file
> > > in explorer to make it usable.
> > >
> > > Is this a known bug or have I missed something?
> > >
> > > Niall and Jenny Martin
> > > 29 Dudley Avenue, Edinburgh, EH6 4PL, UK
> > > 0131 467 8468
> > > Reply to: niallandjenny<at>rndmartin.cix.co.uk
> >
> > It appears you have disabled (unchecked) the "Automatic Filename
> > Extension" box in the Save As dialogue. I guess that makes the
> > answers to your 2 part question No and Yes, respectively.
> >
> > Doug
>
> Niall and Jenny Martin
> 29 Dudley Avenue, Edinburgh, EH6 4PL, UK
> 0131 467 8468
> Reply to: niallandjenny<at>rndmartin.cix.co.uk
It may not be OOo that is causing the problem. Win XP has a file
setting that hides the extension. If this is the case, OOo is saving
the file with the .doc extension, but Win XP is not showing it.
Dan
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