Microsoft KB Archive/127839

= Works: Date, Time Stamp Changed Even if Document Not Modified =

Article ID: 127839

Article Last Modified on 9/25/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Works 3.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Works 3.0a
 * Microsoft Works 3.0b

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This article was previously published under Q127839



3.00 3.00a 3.00b WINDOWS kbole kbprb



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Works for Windows when you open and close a Word Processor or Database file without making any changes or saving the file, the date and time of that file is updated.

For example, if a Works Word Processor file dated 3/1/95 at 11:00:00 is opened on 3/15/95 at 12:00:00, then closed one minute later without being saved or modified, the date and time of the file updates to 3/15/95 at 12:01:00.



CAUSE
This behavior is due to a problem in STORAGE.DLL. STORAGE.DLL is used for all reading and writing of OLE 2.0 client documents. When you close a file, STORAGE.DLL updates the file's properties.



MORE INFORMATION
This is not an issue with Microsoft Word version 6.0 or Microsoft Excel version 5.0 for Windows because these programs cache all the file information as soon as the file is opened, and write this information back to the file when it is closed.

Additional query words: w_works update change modify alter altered object linking embedding embedded

Keywords: KB127839

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