Microsoft KB Archive/125398

WD6X: File Type Not Changed When Saving in Foreign File Format

PSS ID Number: Q125398 Article last modified on 11-25-1998

MACINTOSH: 6.0

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.0 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

In Microsoft Word 6.0 for the Macintosh, the Macintosh File Type is not reset when a document is saved in another file format.

For example, if you save a document in Word 6 format and then you save the document again but change the format to Word 5.1 format, the Macintosh File Type doesn’t change. It should change from W6BN to WDBN, but the file type remains W6BN.

= CAUSE =

Word does not modify the document’s Macintosh File Type when you modify the file’s format and save it in the same location.

= WORKAROUND =

Method 1
Save the document with a different name.

Method 2
Save the document in a different location. When Word re-creates the file in the new place, it sets the file type correctly.

= STATUS =

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word version 6.0 for the Macintosh. This problem was corrected in Word version 6.0.1 for the Macintosh.

= MORE INFORMATION =

Other programs use the Macintosh File Type to determine if they can open a file. If you are trying to open Word documents with another program, and the Word documents do not appear on the list of available files, it may be because the program expects a different file type. If the program gives you the option to view all files, select that option and see if the Word documents appear on the list. If you saved the Word files in a different format, the program can open them even though the Macintosh File Type is wrong.

= Additional query words: =

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbinterop macword word6 Version : MACINTOSH: 6.0 Platform : MACINTOSH Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.