Microsoft KB Archive/113167

= PC Win: How Open Attachments Are Handled =

Article ID: 113167

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail Client 3.0
 * Microsoft Mail Client 3.2

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This article was previously published under Q113167



SUMMARY
In versions 3.0, 3.0b, and 3.2 of Microsoft Mail for Windows, the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable is used when an attachment is opened from within a mail message.

For example, if you open a Microsoft Word document, Mail first writes the file to C:\ \ .DOC, where is the directory specified by the TEMP environment variable and is the name of the file. Next, Mail reads the Windows registration database and calls the application with the following command line:

winword.exe c:\ \ .doc

When you close the message that contains the attachment, Mail tries to delete this temporary file. If the file is still open in the associated application, Mail displays the following dialog box:

The attached file .DOC is currently open. Further changes to that file will not be reflected in this message.

If you choose OK, the message closes and the attachment remains in the C:\ directory until you delete it.

If you modify the attachment and save the changes, the following dialog box appears when the message is closed:

Do you want to save changes to  in ?

If you choose Yes, the changes will be saved in the message that contains the attachment, and the file in the temporary directory will be deleted. If you choose No, the message will be closed unchanged and the temporary file will be deleted, therefore discarding any modifications you made to the file.

Additional query words: 3.00 3.00b 3.20

Keywords: KB113167

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