BUG: File Extension Lost if Save As Option is Used in Win95Last reviewed: September 17, 1996Article ID: Q139969 |
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SYMPTOMSWhen file extensions are hidden under Microsoft Windows 95, saving a project or file in Visual Basic with the Save As option may cause the file extension to be lost. In this case, Windows 95 loses the ability to recognize the type of the Visual Basic file or even to associate the file with Visual Basic.
RESOLUTIONEither of the following methods can be used to resolve this problem: In the Windows Explorer, click Options on the View menu. Then uncheck the "Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered" option. When this option is used, the display in the Windows Explorer always shows any file extensions, and it also changes the default behavior of the file common dialog boxes. With this option unchecked, the Save As dialog box shows the Visual Basic file extension by default, and all files are saved and associated properly. - or - If you would like to keep the behavior offered by this option, you can work around this problem by manually adding the relevant file extension to each file and project you save with the Save As command. You must remember to append the correct extension to every file and project that is saved.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of the article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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Additional reference words: 4.00 buglist4.00 vb432 win95
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