Microsoft KB Archive/138938

= PRB: PUTFILE Ignores File Extension Parameter =

Article ID: 138938

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q138938



SYMPTOMS
Under Windows NT or Windows 95, if you include a period in the filename parameter of PUTFILE, the extension parameter is ignored.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Enter the following line in the Command window: myvar = PUTFILE('Find Me','text.file','txt')  Enter the following line in the Command window:

?myvar



The string which is returned is:   C:\VFP\TEXT.FILE The .txt extension passed to PUTFILE is ignored when a period is included in the filename.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

Keywords: KB138938

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