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PRB: PUTFILE() Ignores File Extension Parameter

Article ID: 138938

Article Last Modified on 2/11/2000

Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0 Standard Edition

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.

MORE INFORMATION

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