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WordBasic Kill Statement Deletes All Files in Folder

Article ID: 139789

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 95a

This article was previously published under Q139789

SYMPTOMS

The WordBasic Kill statement ignores the file extension and deletes ALL files in the specified folder.

For example, the following statement will also delete files with extensions of .doc, .exe, .dot, and so on in the specified folder:

Kill <drive>\<path>\*.txt

CAUSE

The "Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered" option in Windows Explorer is selected.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows 95, version 7.0. This problem was corrected in Word 97.

RESOLUTION

Clear this option with the following steps:

Start Windows Explorer.
On the View menu, click Options.
Clear the "Hide MS-DOS file extensions for file types that are registered" check box.
Click OK.

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