hi,
anybody know why MS Outlook 2003 removes the & from filenames of
attachments when I ask to open them?

It does this with Excel and Word documents that I've checked, can't say
about other file types yet.

Save them to a file location first instead of directly opening them from
Outlook. When you open the attachmentent directly they will be openen from a
secure temp folder which holds restrictions in the naming convention.

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"NickP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> hi,
> anybody know why MS Outlook 2003 removes the & from filenames of
> attachments when I ask to open them?
>
> It does this with Excel and Word documents that I've checked, can't say
> about other file types yet.

Interesting, this implies that the the operating system/folder structure has
the ability to vary its properties at the individual folder level. Hmmm.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Save them to a file location first instead of directly opening them from
> Outlook. When you open the attachmentent directly they will be openen from a
> secure temp folder which holds restrictions in the naming convention.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
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> "NickP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:CEFD455D-DDF8-4E2B-B03E-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > hi,
> > anybody know why MS Outlook 2003 removes the & from filenames of
> > attachments when I ask to open them?
> >
> > It does this with Excel and Word documents that I've checked, can't say
> > about other file types yet.
>
>

Temporary Internet Files folder isn't "just a folder" ;-)

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"NickP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:55A0C84C-E1F6-458B-B06C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Interesting, this implies that the the operating system/folder structure
> has
> the ability to vary its properties at the individual folder level. Hmmm.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Save them to a file location first instead of directly opening them from
>> Outlook. When you open the attachmentent directly they will be openen
>> from a
>> secure temp folder which holds restrictions in the naming convention.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> -----
>> "NickP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:CEFD455D-DDF8-4E2B-B03E-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > hi,
>> > anybody know why MS Outlook 2003 removes the & from filenames of
>> > attachments when I ask to open them?
>> >
>> > It does this with Excel and Word documents that I've checked, can't say
>> > about other file types yet.
>>
>>