Q142203: DOC: GetFileTitle() & GetFileName() Docs Are Switched

Article: Q142203
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbdocerr kbCmnDlgFileO kbMFC kbVC400bug kbVC410fix kbGrpDSMFCATL
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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The description of the string returned by the CFileDialog member functions
GetFileTitle() and GetFileName() in the Visual C++ 4.0 documentation is
switched.

This documentation error was corrected in Visual C++ version 4.1.

MORE INFORMATION
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The Visual C++ 4.0 documentation for CFileDialog::GetFileTitle() states:

  "The title of the filename includes both the name and the extension.
   For example, GetFileTitle will return "TEXT.DAT" for the file
   C:\FILES\TEXT.DAT."

This is incorrect. Calling CFileDialog::GetFileTitle() for the file mentioned
will return TEXT.

Similarly, the Visual C++ 4.0 documentation for CFileDialog::GetFileName()
states:

  "The name of the file includes only its prefix, without the path or
   the extension.  For example, GetFileName will return "TEXT" for the
   file C:\FILES\TEXT.DAT."

This is also incorrect. Calling CFileDialog::GetFileName() for the above file
will return "TEXT.DAT".

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbdocerr kbCmnDlgFileO kbMFC kbVC400bug kbVC410fix kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:4.0
Solution Type     : kbfix

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