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Bug 537677 - Opening file from explorer gives an 8.3 name
Opening file from explorer gives an 8.3 name
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 535083
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: Main System
1.9.x
Other Windows
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-06-10 20:47 UTC by Paul Nielsen
Modified: 2008-06-10 20:56 UTC
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Description Paul Nielsen 2008-06-10 20:47:08 UTC 
When using windows explorer to open a file, a long name file is given a short 8.3 name, and this name then replaces the long name when Gnumeric is closed.  

The 8.3 name, ending in GNU, is not even recognized as a spreadsheet when trying to open spreadsheets from the Gnumberic file browser.

For example, "EMC SCANS_ClearNav(RevD).gnumeric" gets turned into EM9778~1.GNU

(Running Windows 2000, SP4, with all Microsoft updates)

The previous version of Gnumeric I was running, from gnumeric-1.7.12-win32-1.exe, did not do this.
Comment 1 Morten Welinder 2008-06-10 20:56:13 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 535083 ***