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This is very puzzling.
I have two documents that 'think' they are the same file. They have two
different filenames but in file properties each identifies itself as the same
'parent' (for lack of a better word) document.
The 'parent' document is named B-Text.doc and has a weight of 622 KB (in the
Windows Explorer tree) while the 'child' document, whose contents are
identical in every way, has completely different filename and a weight of
only 19 KB. Opening the properties dialog of both files reveals that the file
size for both is 622 KB and that the MS DOS filename for both is B-Text.doc.
That is, Windows Explorer/My Computer says that the 'child' file is only 19
KB, but when you open its properties dialog, its general info says that it IS
the 'parent' file and that it has 622 KB.
The freaky effect is that no matter what you might do to either of these
documents, the exact same thing occurs in the other. The content in both
files is identical. If I insert an image in one, it appears in both. Editing
text in one simulatneously edits the text in the other precisely the same
way. For all intents and purposes, they ARE the same document even though
they have two different filenames. They not only appear identical as far as
content is concerned, but nothing can be done in one without it
simultaneously happening in the other.
The author of the 'child' document is not available, so nobody here knows
how it was created, nor why and how it does what it does. It is kind of a
neat trick and could have some beneficial uses, however, without knowing how
to control it, it is a matter of concern for it would be extremely
problematic if an important document could be modified by someone
(accidentally or intentionally) using a 'child' document.
I hope I have explained the issue satisfactorily and that someone has a clue
as to what is occuring here, how to create it, and how to fix it.
Any illumination toward the solution of this puzzle would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
Roger
I have two documents that 'think' they are the same file. They have two
different filenames but in file properties each identifies itself as the same
'parent' (for lack of a better word) document.
The 'parent' document is named B-Text.doc and has a weight of 622 KB (in the
Windows Explorer tree) while the 'child' document, whose contents are
identical in every way, has completely different filename and a weight of
only 19 KB. Opening the properties dialog of both files reveals that the file
size for both is 622 KB and that the MS DOS filename for both is B-Text.doc.
That is, Windows Explorer/My Computer says that the 'child' file is only 19
KB, but when you open its properties dialog, its general info says that it IS
the 'parent' file and that it has 622 KB.
The freaky effect is that no matter what you might do to either of these
documents, the exact same thing occurs in the other. The content in both
files is identical. If I insert an image in one, it appears in both. Editing
text in one simulatneously edits the text in the other precisely the same
way. For all intents and purposes, they ARE the same document even though
they have two different filenames. They not only appear identical as far as
content is concerned, but nothing can be done in one without it
simultaneously happening in the other.
The author of the 'child' document is not available, so nobody here knows
how it was created, nor why and how it does what it does. It is kind of a
neat trick and could have some beneficial uses, however, without knowing how
to control it, it is a matter of concern for it would be extremely
problematic if an important document could be modified by someone
(accidentally or intentionally) using a 'child' document.
I hope I have explained the issue satisfactorily and that someone has a clue
as to what is occuring here, how to create it, and how to fix it.
Any illumination toward the solution of this puzzle would be greatly
appreciated. Thanks.
Roger