Problem saving files

[Richard Gaskin]

David C. wrote:

>> I just ran a test and was unable to reproduce the prompt:
>>
>> I used "ask file whatever", and in the OS putfile dialog I typed the name of
>> an existing file but without the extension.  The dialog did not prompt that
>> this was a duplicate name.   I also tried a different extension, with the
>> same result.
>>
>> The only time I could get the OS dialog to report that the file name was the
>> same as an existing file was when I included the file extension matching the
>> existing file.
>>
>> This is consistent with Rev's behavior too, since it will only overwrite the
>> file if the complete name of the file is an exact match of an existing one.
>>
>> Do you have a recipe for getting the OS dialog to report a duplicate name
>> when the extension is different?  Which OS are you using?
>> --
>>  Richard Gaskin
>
> Hi Richard,
> I'm using the code exactly as was shown in my original post, with the
> exception of the actual filename and extension which I made more
> generic for the sake of example. Here is the code again as well:
>
> on SaveTheFile
>   ask file "Save project as:" with filter "MYFL file,*.myfl"
>   if it <> "" then
>      put it into tfile
>      put fld "save list" into tFiletoSave
>      put tFileToSave into url ("file:" &  tfile & ".myfl")
>   else
>      exit to top
>   end if
>  end SaveTheFile
>
> I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium with admin privileges and the UAC turned on.

Ah, I was testing on Mac.  I'm not at my Win box so I won't be able to 
confirm there, but I suspect this is a bug/feature in Windows.  Whether 
it's a bug or a feature depends on one's point of view; IMO it should 
only warn of an overwrite with an exact match, but there may be a valid 
reason why the OS is using a more loose definition.

--
  Richard Gaskin
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