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Q138938: PRB: PUTFILE() Ignores File Extension Parameter

Article: Q138938
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 11-FEB-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Under Windows NT or Windows 95, if you include a period in the filename
parameter of PUTFILE(), the extension parameter is ignored.

STATUS
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This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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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 " (without the quotation marks)

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 query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0

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