Re: Saving in Word (documents in html) without extension - problem
From: Vivek Gilbert John Fernandez (VivekGilbertJohnFernandez_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/28/05
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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:57:01 -0800
Hi Beth,
Thanks for your response and the explanation as to why it worked in past
versions.
My main line of argument is that if word opens this doc (ie. File->Open not
double clicking it) and thus understands the format , it should save it in
that format without alteration to the filename. Another consequence of this
change in word2003, is that the abilitiy to surround a filename in double
quotes to ensure that no extension is appended, is also gone.
Regarding this new method of determining the format to save in - why is word
trying to figure it out when saving, instead of noting it when it first opens
the doc. Then only if someone uses "Save As" is it necessary to even consider
a new format - I thought that this was the main difference between "Save" and
"Save As".
In any case Beth, will you be able to give me a direction on this - will
this be up for consideration with Microsoft or do I hammer the vendor into
considering changes on their side?
Many thanks again.
"Beth Melton" wrote:
> I can reproduce the issue you describe but I haven't decided if I'd
> consider it a bug.
>
> How Word reads a file was modified in Word 2003 and file extensions
> are an important aspect of the file. Without them Word needs to
> determine which converter to use to open the file and I'd say they are
> using them in order to determine the format for saving the file.
>
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> "Vivek Gilbert John Fernandez"
> <VivekGilbertJohnFernandez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:77D8ADCF-F63C-4C33-84E8-4F72A2BBF92A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Our vendor stores word docs in their Database (html format) without
> > .htm
> > extensions. When we call them up to edit, they come up without
> > extensions.
> > When you make a change and hit save, word2003 (not other versions)
> > pops up a
> > box:
> > <<
> > A file error has occurred
> > Try one of the following:
> > * Check the disk drive ...
> > ....
> >>>
> >
> > It's easy to reproduce - it is not dependent on the call to word
> > from our
> > Vendors software:
> >
> > 1) Open a word doc and "Save as" html.
> > 2) Remove the .htm extension
> > 3) Open the file in word
> > 4) Make a change and hit save.
> >
> > This does not happen pre word2003.
> > --
> > Kindest regards,
> > Vivek Gilbert John Fernandez
>
>
>
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