File Save Dialog AutoExtensionHandling
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Currently (as of OOo 2.2 / SO8U6) the behavior of the File-Save dialog is as follows - assuming that the Option "Automatic file name extension" is ON (= default).
WinXP, using system File-Save dialog
| user input | file type selected | resulting file name | resulting file type | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "mydoc" | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc." | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc..odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc. " | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc..odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc.odt" | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc.doc" | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.doc | OpenDocument Text | resulting file type has "alien" extension! |
| "mydoc.txt" | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.txt | OpenDocument Text | same thing. works with any valid extension, even non-text document ones! |
| "mydoc.myext" | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.myext.odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc.odt." | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.doc..odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| "mydoc.doc." | OpenDocument Text (.odt) | mydoc.odt..odt | OpenDocument Text | |
| user input | file type selected | resulting file name | resulting file type | note |
| "mydoc" | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc." | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc..doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc. " | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc..doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc.odt" | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.odt | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | resulting file type has "alien" extension! |
| "mydoc.doc" | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc.txt" | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.txt | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | resulting file type has "alien" extension! |
| "mydoc.myext" | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.myext.doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc.odt." | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | mydoc.odt..doc | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP | |
| "mydoc.doc." | Microsoft Word 97/2000/XP (.doc) | n/a | n/a | No file saved at all! |
