XL: Filename Appears Without Period in File Name Box

Last reviewed: March 27, 1997
Article ID: Q119434
5.00 7.00 WINDOWS kbother

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
  • Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you select a file from the File Name list in the Picture or Insert File dialog box, the filename that appears in the File Name box does not contain a period (.) if the file name does not have an extension.

CAUSE

If you create a file with a file name that does not have an extension, such as "TEST.", the file appears in the File Name list without the period. This behavior is by design in Microsoft Excel. However, when you select the file in the Picture, or the Insert File (in a module sheet) dialog box, the file name that is displayed in the File Name box does not contain the period. This problem does not occur in the Open dialog box.

Note that this behavior does not create a problem when you insert a picture, or a file. Additionally, when you create a file with a file name that does not have an extension, the period is not displayed when you view the file in File Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in a later version of Microsoft Excel.


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Last reviewed: March 27, 1997
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