Which file extension is appended?
Can this previous post help?
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Download file, extension changed.
From: "Rick"
IE 5.5 and even 6.0, append a file extension to files types that are not
registered windows
file types. For example, a file with the following name 031803.BACT will get
renamed by the browser upon download to 031803.BACT.txt
Please note that Netscape's browser does not append the extension.
Workarounds available for this are:
1.) Rename the file
2.) Register the file type
3.) Hide the file extensions for known file types
The ideal solution is to register the file type so the appending of the .txt
ceases from then
on. But this is a cumbersome process. Does anyone have an idea on how to
prevent this from happening by changing a setting or something?
Appreciate your help!
REPLY:
Hi Rick,
When you are prompted to save the file, take notice of the field that says
'Save as type:'.
For unknown (unregistered) extensions, this will default to Text Document.
To save the file without appending a .txt extension, change this field to
say All Files.
This will save the file as is.
From: "Chris Jarvi [MSFT]"
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FEB3 said:
When trying to save a .jpg or .jpeg image from an internet site by using
the the right click option with my mouse my image is saved in a format that
is unrecognizeable by the computer. I was told this may occur if your
Tempory Internet File folder is full, however mine is empty. This process
used to work. I emptied all of my temporary internet files recently. Could
I have taken too much out and corrupted this file folder? If so, how do I
recreate it? I must have changed something and I do not know what it was
or how to fix it. Any help would be appreciated.
