On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Laurent Daudelin wrote: > 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?
Yep, checked that out early on. This is a recent problem. I too have kept extensions visible. Just wondering if perhaps a recent OS update of some sort may be the culprit. -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
