on 24/10/05 18:18, Frank P. Eigler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Following up ... and solution found (but bear with me). > > 1) Copying the folders to a diff location made no diff. The same folders > would still not open. > > 2) I discovered that 100% of the folders not opening contained at least > one MS Word .doc file (yes, with visible extension). (!) So, it wasn't not > a folder/.DS_Store problem - it's a MS Word doc problem (say "Thank you, > Bill"). This was consistent. > > The solution was to do a "Save as" and *not* append the extension. Simply > renaming the file in finder so as to not include the extention was not > enough (therefore negating any possible batch job). > > WTH!!??? Has anyone else experienced this with MS Word files? Must I > laboriously go thru all my files and do this??? arghh.
That's odd. All my Word documents have the '.doc' extension and I have never had any problem opening the folder where they reside. Have you opened the Info for one of those files and make sure that the extension is not hidden, which would mean, if you see it in the Finder, that the file would actually have 2 '.doc' extensions, e.g. File.doc.doc? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] laser chicken: n. Kung Pao Chicken, a standard Chinese dish containing chicken, peanuts, and hot red peppers in a spicy pepper-oil sauce. Many hackers call it `laser chicken' for two reasons: It can zap you just like a laser, and the sauce has a red color reminiscent of some laser beams. The dish has also been called `gunpowder chicken'. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
