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Posted by othenz on April 20, 2008, 10:22 am
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Is it possible to filter file types that are to be written or save in
a folder?
I wanted to limit documents only in a specific folder which only
accepts documents, spreadsheets, presentations, pictures and others
but will rejects files with .exe, .inf, .htt, .scr, extensios.
Any help is very much appreciated!
Thank you in advance.
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Posted by Russg on April 19, 2008, 11:32 pm
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"othenz" < wrote in message news:
> Is it possible to filter file types that are to be written or save in
> a folder?
>
> I wanted to limit documents only in a specific folder which only
> accepts documents, spreadsheets, presentations, pictures and others
> but will rejects files with .exe, .inf, .htt, .scr, extensios.
>
> Any help is very much appreciated!
>
> Thank you in advance.
I don't think you can 'configure' a folder to accept
only certain file extensions, if that's what you mean.
You have to watch what folder you save to.
Many applications will save to a folder without
revealing which one, then you have to search for
the file. Many other saves display the save-to
directory, but it is there only fleetingly and I
miss which folder it went to, again have to search
for it by partial filename.
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Posted by Wolf K. on April 20, 2008, 3:51 pm
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> "othenz" < wrote in message news:
>> Is it possible to filter file types that are to be written or save in
>> a folder?
>>
>> I wanted to limit documents only in a specific folder which only
>> accepts documents, spreadsheets, presentations, pictures and others
>> but will rejects files with .exe, .inf, .htt, .scr, extensios.
>>
>> Any help is very much appreciated!
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>
> I don't think you can 'configure' a folder to accept
> only certain file extensions, if that's what you mean.
> You have to watch what folder you save to.
> Many applications will save to a folder without
> revealing which one, then you have to search for
> the file. Many other saves display the save-to
> directory, but it is there only fleetingly and I
> miss which folder it went to, again have to search
> for it by partial filename.
>
>
I don't see what this has to do with AV programs, but here's a work around.
Most Windows applications can be set to save to a default folder of your
choice (ie, not My Documents, My Music, etc.) You have to create the
folder first. This doesn't do exactly what you want, but it does
guarantee that that application's data files will be where you want
them, and that nothing else will be there.
If the application doesn't allow specifying a default Save folder of
your choice, dump it.
As a general rule, it's worthwhile to design a folder tree for each
application, and/or for each user. The root folder can be the default,
then Save As will take you to a subfolder in just a couple of clicks.
I could rant about the asininity of My Documents and such, but I'll
spare you. Instead I recommend that you enjoy your favourite soothing
beverage. ;-)
Cheers!
--
wolf k.
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Posted by someone on April 23, 2008, 6:37 pm
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> snip <
> Most Windows applications can be set to save to a default folder of your
> choice (ie, not My Documents, My Music, > etc.) You have to create the
> folder first. This doesn't do exactly > what you want, but it does
> guarantee that that application's data > files will be where you want
> them, and that nothing else will be there.
>
> If the application doesn't allow specifying a default Save folder of your
> choice, dump it.
>
I have tried to do this with Outlook Express. When I look at a forum
message and go to save it, it always wants to save to My Documents. I want
it to save to My Forums, but there seems to be no option to change the save
destination. I don't really want to dump OE as it's my only newsreader.
s.
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Posted by jen on April 23, 2008, 10:03 pm
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>> Most Windows applications can be set to save to a default folder of
>> your choice (ie, not My Documents, My Music, > etc.) You have to
>> create the folder first. This doesn't do exactly > what you want, but
>> it does guarantee that that application's data > files will be where
>> you want them, and that nothing else will be there.
>> If the application doesn't allow specifying a default Save folder of
>> your choice, dump it.
> I have tried to do this with Outlook Express. When I look at a forum
> message and go to save it, it always wants to save to My Documents. I
> want it to save to My Forums, but there seems to be no option to
> change the save destination. I don't really want to dump OE as it's
> my only newsreader.
??? Simply open the folder you want to save the article to...
-jen
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