I am currently using word 2002 sp2, and documents that were created using an
older version of word have FILENAME fields in them, when this field updates
word adds the file extension into the field. I would like this not to
happen. Any help?

Whether Word adds the file extension or not is based on your Windows display
settings.

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"Mike Petrusko" Mike wrote in message
...
I am currently using word 2002 sp2, and documents that were created using
an
older version of word have FILENAME fields in them, when this field
updates
word adds the file extension into the field. I would like this not to
happen. Any help?

If you want to retain the display of extensions for your filing system
(which is not a bad plan) then you can use a macro to insert the filenames
or filenames and path using macros. If you select the field in the document
then run the appropriate macro it will be overwritten with the filename as
text without the extension. Obviously it will not update if you change the
filename. The same macro can be used to insert the filename at the cursor in
new documents.

Sub InsertfNameAndPath()
Dim pPathname As String
With ActiveDocument
If Not .Saved Then
.Save
End If
pPathname = Left$(.FullName, (Len(.FullName) - 4))
End With
Selection.TypeText pPathname
End Sub

Sub InsertFnameOnly()
Dim pPathname As String
With ActiveDocument
If Not .Saved Then
.Save
End If
pPathname = Left$(.Name, (Len(.Name) - 4))
End With
Selection.TypeText pPathname
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
Whether Word adds the file extension or not is based on your Windows
display settings.


"Mike Petrusko" Mike wrote in
message ...
I am currently using word 2002 sp2, and documents that were created
using an older version of word have FILENAME fields in them, when
this field updates word adds the file extension into the field. I
would like this not to happen. Any help?