PRB: PUTFILE() Ignores File Extension Parameter

 Last reviewed: May 6, 1996
Article ID: Q138938
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0

SYMPTOMS

Under Windows NT or Windows 95, if you include a period in the filename parameter of PUTFILE(), the extension parameter is ignored.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Enter the following line in the Command window:

    myvar = PUTFILE('Find Me','text.file','txt')

  2. Enter the following line in the Command window:

    ?myvar

The string which is returned is: 

   C:\VFP\TEXT.FILE
The .txt extension passed to PUTFILE() is ignored when a period is included in the filename.

Additional reference words: 3.00 VFoxWin
KBCategory: kbprg kbprb
KBSubcategory: FxprgGeneral

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Last reviewed: May 6, 1996
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