How does "ask file with type" work?

[Richard Gaskin]

Dave wrote:
> Thanks a lot, the problem with adding the extension outside the  
> choose file dialog is that if the file already exist it then bypasses  
> the "Replace File" Dialog that is displayed inside the choose file  
> dialog. e.g.

I believe this new form of "ask file" is designed to work as you 
describe, but is currently broken:  in v2.8 build 360 it returns the 
type of the file, and I could find no way to obtain the path.

I just BZ'd it:
<http://quality.runrev.com/qacenter/show_bug.cgi?id=4612>

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