mpg & mpeg files

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Each time I try to save a '.mpg' file, the save window opens and adds
the extension '.mpeg' to the name of the file. So instead of saving the
file as 'vacation.mpg', it gets saved as 'vacation.mpg.mpeg'.

Any suggestions on how to correct this so the default extension for a
'.mpg' fileis '.mpg' ??
 
Mac said:
Each time I try to save a '.mpg' file, the save window opens and adds
the extension '.mpeg' to the name of the file. So instead of saving the
file as 'vacation.mpg', it gets saved as 'vacation.mpg.mpeg'.

Any suggestions on how to correct this so the default extension for a
'.mpg' fileis '.mpg' ??
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Hmm, you want to know how to decompile an application, change the
arguments for a common dialog call and recompile into a modified version
of the application. You don't even tell us which application you want to
make these complicated changes to. Yea, that'll work.
 
RobertVA said:
Hmm, you want to know how to decompile an application, change the
arguments for a common dialog call and recompile into a modified version
of the application. You don't even tell us which application you want to
make these complicated changes to. Yea, that'll work.
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I don't want to decompile anything. I don't want to cange arguments and
I don't want to recompile anything. And I certainly do nat want to make
any compilcated changes to any applications. I just want to downloaded
and save a file to my hard drive that has the file name "vacation.mpg".
As it stands right now when I try to do that, the file gets saved to
the hard drive as "vacation.mpg.mpeg". Yea, can this be done?
 
Mac said:
I don't want to decompile anything. I don't want to cange arguments and I
don't want to recompile anything. And I certainly do nat want to make any
compilcated changes to any applications. I just want to downloaded and
save a file to my hard drive that has the file name "vacation.mpg". As it
stands right now when I try to do that, the file gets saved to the hard
drive as "vacation.mpg.mpeg". Yea, can this be done?
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What did you enter in the "save as" dialog? A way to generate a file with
this name is to save it as "vacation.mpg" while the file type box contains
"mpeg". The OS then saves "vacation.mpg" as "vacation.mpg.mpeg". What you
should do is to save the file as "vacation" while the file type box contains
"mpg".
Jim
 
What did you enter in the "save as" dialog? A way to generate a file with
this name is to save it as "vacation.mpg" while the file type box contains
"mpeg". The OS then saves "vacation.mpg" as "vacation.mpg.mpeg". What you
should do is to save the file as "vacation" while the file type box contains
"mpg".
Jim
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Ahhhh, backspace five times to get rid of the .mpeg and save the file.
 
Mac said:
I don't want to decompile anything. I don't want to cange arguments and
I don't want to recompile anything. And I certainly do nat want to make
any compilcated changes to any applications. I just want to downloaded
and save a file to my hard drive that has the file name "vacation.mpg".
As it stands right now when I try to do that, the file gets saved to
the hard drive as "vacation.mpg.mpeg". Yea, can this be done?
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The DEFAULT and even the available file extensions listed in the "Save
As..." common dialog are typically coded into the application when it is
developed and passed to the common dialog library when you initiate the
"Save AS" process. For most application the decompile-change arguments-
recompile process listed above would be the only way to change the
extensions and file types that are listed in the drop downs. The effort,
including learning HOW to do it, would probably excede the effort of
manually entering in the extension you want a couple of thousand times.

The change you want are the computer equivalent to someone who wants to
change their hair color without having to deal with hair dye or bleach
every few weeks. You would need to travel back in time to the womb and
make the changes when they could still be duplicated in all the hair
follicles.

We STILL don't even know what application you are using.

Sure, it POSSIBLE for an application developer to design their project
to retrieve the extension and file type information from registry keys
or some separate file that can be changed with a text editor. That would
have incurred some extra development costs and a deviation from the code
examples in many of the instructional/training texts from Microsoft and
other publishers.
 
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In Windows.mpg and .mpeg are the same thing, mpegfile.

You probably have some 3rd party program that does it.

What program are you using to Save the files?

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Mac said:
Each time I try to save a '.mpg' file, the save window opens and adds
the extension '.mpeg' to the name of the file. So instead of saving the
file as 'vacation.mpg', it gets saved as 'vacation.mpg.mpeg'.

Any suggestions on how to correct this so the default extension for a
'.mpg' fileis '.mpg' ??
Click to expand...

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
Mac said:
Each time I try to save a '.mpg' file, the save window opens and adds
the extension '.mpeg' to the name of the file. So instead of saving the
file as 'vacation.mpg', it gets saved as 'vacation.mpg.mpeg'.

Any suggestions on how to correct this so the default extension for a
'.mpg' fileis '.mpg' ??
Click to expand...
--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In
 
RobertVA said:
Hmm, you want to know how to decompile an application, change the
arguments for a common dialog call and recompile into a modified
version of the application. You don't even tell us which application
you want to make these complicated changes to. Yea, that'll work.
Click to expand...

You are an idiot
 
RobertVA said:
The DEFAULT and even the available file extensions listed in the "Save
As..." common dialog are typically coded into the application when it
is developed and passed to the common dialog library when you
initiate the "Save AS" process. For most application the
decompile-change arguments- recompile process listed above would be
the only way to change the extensions and file types that are listed
in the drop downs. The effort, including learning HOW to do it, would
probably excede the effort of manually entering in the extension you
want a couple of thousand times.
The change you want are the computer equivalent to someone who wants
to change their hair color without having to deal with hair dye or
bleach every few weeks. You would need to travel back in time to the
womb and make the changes when they could still be duplicated in all
the hair follicles.

We STILL don't even know what application you are using.

Sure, it POSSIBLE for an application developer to design their project
to retrieve the extension and file type information from registry keys
or some separate file that can be changed with a text editor. That
would have incurred some extra development costs and a deviation from
the code examples in many of the instructional/training texts from
Microsoft and other publishers.
Click to expand...

You're also an ignorant idiot
 
Mac said:
Each time I try to save a '.mpg' file, the save window opens and adds
the extension '.mpeg' to the name of the file. So instead of saving
the file as 'vacation.mpg', it gets saved as 'vacation.mpg.mpeg'.

Any suggestions on how to correct this so the default extension for a
'.mpg' fileis '.mpg' ??
Click to expand...

Basically, when you type in a filename, do not add an extension (.mpg or
anything else). The application will fill in the proper file extension or
whichever you have chosen in the Save As box (not the Save As menu at the
top).
Many programs, if you try to add your own extension, will still go ahead
and add their own. So, if you type filename.mpg, the program, knowing it's
an mpeg file, will still add the .mpeg at the end.

So, just don't type the file's extension; let the program do its job and
provide it for you.

If there is some valid reason you can not use .mpeg, then you'll have to
find a different way to save the files. mpeg and mpg are both valid file
extensions and most players will play either one.

If you still have questions, come back and clarify further what it is that
you need.

HTH
Pop`
 
RobertVA said:
The DEFAULT and even the available file extensions listed in the "Save
As..." common dialog are typically coded into the application when it is
developed and passed to the common dialog library when you initiate the
"Save AS" process. For most application the decompile-change arguments-
recompile process listed above would be the only way to change the
extensions and file types that are listed in the drop downs. The effort,
including learning HOW to do it, would probably excede the effort of
manually entering in the extension you want a couple of thousand times.

The change you want are the computer equivalent to someone who wants to
change their hair color without having to deal with hair dye or bleach
every few weeks. You would need to travel back in time to the womb and
make the changes when they could still be duplicated in all the hair
follicles.

We STILL don't even know what application you are using.

Sure, it POSSIBLE for an application developer to design their project
to retrieve the extension and file type information from registry keys
or some separate file that can be changed with a text editor. That would
have incurred some extra development costs and a deviation from the code
examples in many of the instructional/training texts from Microsoft and
other publishers.
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Ok, lets try to explain this so everyone (even YOU) can understand my
original problem.

As I surf the internet using Netscape Browser, I come across a file
named "vacation.mpg" that I want to save to my hard drive.
So I Right click on the link and I get a box with many options, and I
select 'Save Link Target As..' and a Save box opens asking me where do I
want to save the file "vacation.mpg.mpeg".
I can highlight the '.mpeg' and delete it, but up until 2 weeks ago, the
default Save box did not add the '.mpeg' extension.

This is not a big problem but just a little annoying.

The only other application taht has been updated in the past 2 weeks is
Quicktime to version 7.15.
 
Mac said:
Ok, lets try to explain this so everyone (even YOU) can understand my
original problem.

As I surf the internet using Netscape Browser, I come across a file
named "vacation.mpg" that I want to save to my hard drive.
So I Right click on the link and I get a box with many options, and I
select 'Save Link Target As..' and a Save box opens asking me where do I
want to save the file "vacation.mpg.mpeg".
I can highlight the '.mpeg' and delete it, but up until 2 weeks ago, the
default Save box did not add the '.mpeg' extension.

This is not a big problem but just a little annoying.

The only other application taht has been updated in the past 2 weeks is
Quicktime to version 7.15.
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Ahh, a "Save As..." from the File menu and "Save Target AS..." from a
link's context menu have somewhat different goals.

Does the "Save Link Target As..." dialog still offer "All Files" in the
file type drop down? Maybe when you select "All Files" the browser
wouldn't try to mess with the file extension.

As a browser extension, the Quicktime update might have replaced some
library file the browser uses with one that's coded a bit differently.
 
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