Notepad Saving Files in Tony Burke 6/23/2007 4:21:03 PM I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either ‘Save’ or ‘Save as’ in Notepad I am presented with a Dialog Box in which the ‘save as type’ is set by default to Text Documents (*.txt). Clicking on ‘Save’ in this box has no effect – the file is not saved - however if I change the ‘save as type’ to the other alternative offered which is ‘all files’ the file saves as a .txt file to the required location. Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? -- Tony Burke

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "Unknown" <unknown[ at ]unknown.kom> 6/23/2007 6:52:02 PM What is the extension of the file you are trying to save. Notepad of course is for text only.. "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either 'Save' or 'Save as' in Notepad I > am presented with a Dialog Box in which the 'save as type' is set by > default > to > Text Documents (*.txt). > Clicking on 'Save' in this box has no effect - the file is not saved - > however if I change the 'save as type' to the other alternative offered > which is 'all files' the file saves as a .txt file to the required > location. > Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? > > -- > Tony Burke

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit[ at ]mvps.org.NOSPAM> 6/23/2007 7:29:32 PM Notepad only saves as a.txt file whether you use the save option or the save as option. If you want something different try using WordPad. Alternatively you could buy a copy of Microsoft Word. Another alternative is OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org) this is actually a damn good package and more importantly it is 'free' to download and use. -- John Barnett MVP Associate Expert Windows - Shell/User Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in this mail/post.. "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either ‘Save’ or ‘Save as’ in Notepad I > am presented with a Dialog Box in which the ‘save as type’ is set by > default > to > Text Documents (*.txt). > Clicking on ‘Save’ in this box has no effect – the file is not saved - > however if I change the ‘save as type’ to the other alternative offered > which is ‘all files’ the file saves as a .txt file to the required > location. > Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? > > -- > Tony Burke

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed[ at ]example.com> 6/23/2007 7:34:06 PM 'Tony Burke' wrote: | I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either 'Save' or 'Save as' in Notepad I | am presented with a Dialog Box in which the 'save as type' is set by default | to | Text Documents (*.txt). | Clicking on 'Save' in this box has no effect - the file is not saved - | however if I change the 'save as type' to the other alternative offered | which is 'all files' the file saves as a .txt file to the required location. | Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? _____ No, how could Notepad save a file as 'all files'? 'all files' means exactly that, all file types. That option can be used to VIEW all the files in the directory you choose, to see what is already there before you save. Now if you want to do somethine useful, such as save a Notepad file as an .ini file, or a .bat file, then just type in the file extension you want to use. Of course, you can only create a text file with Notepad. Phil Weldon "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... |I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either 'Save' or 'Save as' in Notepad I | am presented with a Dialog Box in which the 'save as type' is set by default | to | Text Documents (*.txt). | Clicking on 'Save' in this box has no effect - the file is not saved - | however if I change the 'save as type' to the other alternative offered | which is 'all files' the file saves as a .txt file to the required location. | Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? | | -- | Tony Burke

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "Don Schmidt" <Don Engineer[ at ]PNB.Retired_1987> 6/23/2007 8:45:28 PM There is a Notepad+ which is much better than the MS Notepad. If interested you can get it at http://www.mypeecee.org/rogsoft/ -- Don Vancouver, USA "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either 'Save' or 'Save as' in Notepad I > am presented with a Dialog Box in which the 'save as type' is set by > default > to > Text Documents (*.txt). > Clicking on 'Save' in this box has no effect - the file is not saved - > however if I change the 'save as type' to the other alternative offered > which is 'all files' the file saves as a .txt file to the required > location. > Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? > > -- > Tony Burke

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "Poprivet" <poprivet[ at ]devnull.spamcop.net> 6/24/2007 5:03:25 PM John Barnett MVP wrote: [Quoted Text] > Notepad only saves as a.txt file whether you use the save option or > the save as option. If you want something different try using > WordPad. Alternatively you could buy a copy of Microsoft Word. > Another alternative is OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org) this is > actually a damn good package and more importantly it is 'free' to > download and use. > > "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... >> I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either 'Save' or 'Save as' in >> Notepad I am presented with a Dialog Box in which the 'save as type' >> is set by default >> to >> Text Documents (*.txt). >> Clicking on 'Save' in this box has no effect - the file is not saved >> - however if I change the 'save as type' to the other alternative >> offered which is 'all files' the file saves as a .txt file to the >> required location. >> Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? >> >> -- >> Tony Burke No. You can add your own extension to Notepad and it'll save it correctly. e.g. using the name MyBatch.bat will indeed save it as a batch file, and it will not have the .txt extension appended. Try it. Same with any other extension. Pop`

Re: Notepad Saving Files in "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" <franksaunders[ at ]mvps.org> 6/25/2007 2:39:04 AM "John Barnett MVP" <freelanceit[ at ]mvps.org.NOSPAM> wrote in message news:OUh5WzctHHA.2164[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Notepad only saves as a.txt file whether you use the save option or the > save as option. If you want something different try using WordPad. > Alternatively you could buy a copy of Microsoft Word. Another alternative > is OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org) this is actually a damn good > package and more importantly it is 'free' to download and use. > > -- > John Barnett MVP > Associate Expert > Windows - Shell/User > > Web: http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org > Web: http://vistasupport.mvps.org > > The information in this mail/post is supplied "as is". No warranty of any > kind, either expressed or implied, is made in relation to the accuracy, > reliability or content of this mail/post. The Author shall not be liable > for any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential damages arising out > of the use of, or inability to use, information or opinions expressed in > this mail/post.. > > "Tony Burke" <TonyBurke[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:0B4BDF11-2A78-4753-9BBE-864D352D7E0B[ at ]microsoft.com... >>I have Win XP Home SP2 .When I try either ‘Save’ or ‘Save as’ in Notepad >>I >> am presented with a Dialog Box in which the ‘save as type’ is set by >> default >> to >> Text Documents (*.txt). >> Clicking on ‘Save’ in this box has no effect – the file is not saved - >> however if I change the ‘save as type’ to the other alternative offered >> which is ‘all files’ the file saves as a .txt file to the required >> location. >> Is this normal? Shouldn't the 'Save as' function work? >> >> -- >> Tony Burke > If you change Save as type to All files (*.*) then you can save with any extension you want. -- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM Do not send mail.