Re: Changing file extension

Karl E. Peterson wrote:
Ben Richards wrote:
I would like to know if there is any reason why I should not change
the extension of an Access MDB?

I've seen other apps do this, with seeming impunity, many times. Only negative
consequences I'm aware of are that you can't
double-click it to open in Access, and it doesn't show up in the
Access File-Open dialog by default.

I've written one those. :) That app not only names the files with a different
extension, but registers the extension to the VB6 app. Neither Access nor VB
mind a bit.

On my machine, anyway, once I have chosen Open With and picked Access one time,
Access shows up in the context menu as an alternate way to open the file type,
so it is still convenient enough.



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