When I save a file as name.ext, why is it saved as name.ext.txt?

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When I save a file as name.ext, why is it saved as name.ext.txt? 09/07/2011 02:37 by jvanhorn: First answer posted by SteveQueen at 09/07/2011 02:38

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This is due to the way Microsoft implemented the Save As dialog box: If you supply an extension it doesn't recognize (including none), it either appends the default extension, if the filter is "*.*", or the first extension in the list for the selected filter. This behavior is designed to enforce the strong association between extensions and applications in Windows, but it does get in the way at times. One of the most irritating aspects of this is that it can create files with names like FILE.XYZ.TXT, when you type FILE.XYZ.
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