Re: New Bug: Word 2007: Can result in deletion of template files

Here is a better, clearer explanation of the previous post, which after a
re-read I felt didn't explain things as clearly as possible.

Why do I know this is caused by word?
<insert numbers 1-4 of the previous post here>

I did some further testing and I've found some more interesting things....

A.) Empty Files
During the "double save" the documents generated have a file size, but have
no file content. If you recreate the bug and save a file at the first prompt,
you can drop to the desktop and open the file. The file has a size, in a hex
editor contains contents, but in Word the file appears to be blank (no text,
styles, pictures, etc...). The same is true of the file created at the second
prompt (as long as you don't chose the same file type used in the first
prompt, which of course I've documented as showing a file error.

B.) Merging Files
Let's say the template is called theTemplate.dotx
1.) Recreate the bug
2.) At the first prompt save the document as newFile1.dotx
3.) At the second prompt save the document as newFile1.doc
4.) Copy the new (but empty files) to a new folder (I copied them to a USB
drive then removed the drive)
5.) Exit Word
6.) Word (or the file system) erases newFile1.dotx and newFile1.doc
7.) Copy the files from the USB drive back to the computer
8.) Open theTemplate.dotx file and recreate the bug
9.) This time, at the first prompt choose to save the file as newFile1.dotx
again.
10.) Word will prompt you to replace or merge the files because they have
the same name.
11.) Choose Merge
12.) The Merge Dialog view will appear. For this example, we'll call the
panes from left to right: Merge View, Source 2 (the new file), and Source 1
(the file from step #7)
13.) Merge View will show content from Source 2 + content of Source 1. Here
is the interesting part: if you open up the file from Step #7 - it still
appears in Word as a blank document. But in Merge View suddenly the content
is appearing.
14.) The Source 2 and Source 1 panes both show content. Even though - when
opened separately and simulatenously, the Source 1 file (from step #7)
appears as blank inside Word.
15.) I will update later, but I believe the result of saving the merge is a
file that disappears (I'll have to double check, because I forgot to write
the result down in my notes)




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