What if to-be-created Office owner files already exist by name
As we know, MS Office applications like Excel and Word create Owner-files that start with ~$[...].extension
For example:
A Word-Document called "MyWordFile.docx" would get an owner file called "~$WordFile.docx".
What if there is a file called "~$WordFile.docx" before the user opens "MyWordFile.docx" allready?
Please note that Words replaces the first two letters with "~$". So the owner-file-name of "MyWordFile.docx" would be "~$WordFile.docx"
I tried it and no other file appears. Does Word then not create an owner file?
Edit: I checked This documentation link but could not find an answer to my question.
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asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
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As we know, MS Office applications like Excel and Word create Owner-files that start with ~$[...].extension
For example:
A Word-Document called "MyWordFile.docx" would get an owner file called "~$WordFile.docx".
What if there is a file called "~$WordFile.docx" before the user opens "MyWordFile.docx" allready?
Please note that Words replaces the first two letters with "~$". So the owner-file-name of "MyWordFile.docx" would be "~$WordFile.docx"
I tried it and no other file appears. Does Word then not create an owner file?
Edit: I checked This documentation link but could not find an answer to my question.
microsoft-excel microsoft-word microsoft-office ownership
asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
12
So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32
add a comment |
As we know, MS Office applications like Excel and Word create Owner-files that start with ~$[...].extension
For example:
A Word-Document called "MyWordFile.docx" would get an owner file called "~$WordFile.docx".
What if there is a file called "~$WordFile.docx" before the user opens "MyWordFile.docx" allready?
Please note that Words replaces the first two letters with "~$". So the owner-file-name of "MyWordFile.docx" would be "~$WordFile.docx"
I tried it and no other file appears. Does Word then not create an owner file?
Edit: I checked This documentation link but could not find an answer to my question.
microsoft-excel microsoft-word microsoft-office ownership
asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
12
As we know, MS Office applications like Excel and Word create Owner-files that start with ~$[...].extension
For example:
A Word-Document called "MyWordFile.docx" would get an owner file called "~$WordFile.docx".
What if there is a file called "~$WordFile.docx" before the user opens "MyWordFile.docx" allready?
Please note that Words replaces the first two letters with "~$". So the owner-file-name of "MyWordFile.docx" would be "~$WordFile.docx"
I tried it and no other file appears. Does Word then not create an owner file?
Edit: I checked This documentation link but could not find an answer to my question.
microsoft-excel microsoft-word microsoft-office ownership
microsoft-excel microsoft-word microsoft-office ownership
asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
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asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
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edited Jan 26 at 9:36
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Eric .VolliEric .Volli
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asked Jan 26 at 9:04
Eric .VolliEric .Volli
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asked Jan 26 at 9:04
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So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32
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So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32
So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32
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So, I'm sure you didn't mean it, but you are comparing MyWordFile.docx with WordFile.docx. You did make sure the files were indeed named the same thing, right?
– Michael Frank
Jan 26 at 9:17
Yup I did. But word seems to replace the first two letters with ~$. Excel on the other hand just puts ~$ in front of the rest of the name.
– Eric .Volli
Jan 26 at 9:32