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I don't think I have a real answer for you, but it has always been my understanding that an IBM PC (such as old DOS, Windows 95/98, etc.) will allow only a three-letter extension, whereas a MacIntosh or a computer using the UNIX operating system will allow the four-letter extension you want. &nbsp;I guess it's due to feeding habits of the different beasts . . .<br />
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JK<br />

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I don't think I have a real answer for you, but it has always been my understanding that an IBM PC (such as old DOS, Windows 95/98, etc.) will allow only a three-letter extension, whereas a MacIntosh or a computer using the UNIX operating system will allow the four-letter extension you want.  I guess it's due to feeding habits of the different beasts . . .

JK


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There's a flag in the common Dialog control that will allow long file names. You have to set it for it to save in other than DOS 8.3 format.<br />
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M<br />
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There's a flag in the common Dialog control that will allow long file names. You have to set it for it to save in other than DOS 8.3 format.

M



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cdlOFNLongNames &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&amp;H200000 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use long filenames.<br />

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cdlOFNLongNames      &H200000       Use long filenames.


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That's funny, <br />
I use this flag and yet it still does not let me save an<br />
extension with more than 3 characters.<br />
<br />
Mark2150,<br />
is their any other way or could something be setting back<br />
my flag to its default?<br />
<br />
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That's funny,
I use this flag and yet it still does not let me save an
extension with more than 3 characters.

Mark2150,
is their any other way or could something be setting back
my flag to its default?




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As idcanada mentioned,<br />
when i use this flag, it still does not let me save a *.html.<br />
<br />
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As idcanada mentioned,
when i use this flag, it still does not let me save a *.html.




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Dunno. It works ok here...<br />
<br />
Do you have the MultiSelect flag on?<br />
<br />
Check you windows settings.<br />
<br />
M<br />

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Dunno. It works ok here...

Do you have the MultiSelect flag on?

Check you windows settings.

M


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Is it normal that when I want to save a file with a four <br />
letter extension like HTML that it writes it as HTM?<br />
<br />
How do you make it write the proper extension?<br />

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Is it normal that when I want to save a file with a four 
letter extension like HTML that it writes it as HTM?

How do you make it write the proper extension?


CommonDialog and File Extension

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