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Microsoft Excel 2003 has a bug which has frustrated me for a while.
Let’s take it one step at a time: Given a folder with two files called
‘Book1′ (not Book1.xls - there’s no extension on the filename) and
‘Book1.txt’.
Now, in the traditional Windows fashion, double-clicking on a file which
Windows cannot associate with an application, for example if it has an
unrecognised file extension, or if it doesn’t have one at all, Windows
presents a dialog asking the user which application they’d like to open the
file in.
When you select Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and press OK, Excel pops up, as
expected. But look what happens - because the file isn’t a .xls (or other
Excel-associated extension) file, it’s passed the file through the text
import filter - but the file that actually gets opened is 'Book1.txt', and
not 'Book1' as expected!
Amusing, yet frustrating that a product which otherwise is so solid has such
a simple error of logic!
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Let’s take it one step at a time: Given a folder with two files called
‘Book1′ (not Book1.xls - there’s no extension on the filename) and
‘Book1.txt’.
Now, in the traditional Windows fashion, double-clicking on a file which
Windows cannot associate with an application, for example if it has an
unrecognised file extension, or if it doesn’t have one at all, Windows
presents a dialog asking the user which application they’d like to open the
file in.
When you select Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and press OK, Excel pops up, as
expected. But look what happens - because the file isn’t a .xls (or other
Excel-associated extension) file, it’s passed the file through the text
import filter - but the file that actually gets opened is 'Book1.txt', and
not 'Book1' as expected!
Amusing, yet frustrating that a product which otherwise is so solid has such
a simple error of logic!
----------------
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suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
click "I Agree" in the message pane.
http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...fcdce45&dg=microsoft.public.excel.crashesgpfs