On Monday 03 October 2005 09:03 am, Niall Martin wrote:
> Thanks for your prompt reply. I should have said that I have
> windoze set to show file extensions (Hiding file extensions is a
> known security risk!). When I try to open a file saved without
> taking care to put in the file extension I get the usual dialogue
> telling me the windoze doesn't know what progam is meant to open it.
> I think this excludes the hidden file extension theory!
You are right about what I wrote. However, what about what Doug
wrote? (It is part of this email.)
Dan
>
> On 3 Oct 2005 at 6:16, Dan Lewis wrote:
> > 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
>
> Niall and Jenny Martin
> 29 Dudley Avenue, Edinburgh, EH6 4PL, UK
> 0131 467 8468
> Reply to: niallandjenny<at>rndmartin.cix.co.uk
>
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