Can't move "note pad" files to desk topo folder.

Mike Connor said:

MacGyvr said:

The permissions on a program don't determine where it can save files. Only the permissions on the folder itself do that. If you can save, say an Excel or Word or Wordpad file on your desktop, then you can save a Notepad file there too.

You may well be aware of a lot of things, the gentleman asking for help is not, or he would not be asking.

You are not helping by injecting such comments.

Regards....Mike Connor

I am attempting to steer the conversation away from a pointless investigation of permissions on the program itself. Again, those permissions will not control where the program can save a file.

stonehorse said:

Didn't work, Mike. Here is what I did. I created a file in notepad.
I hit "save as".
scrolled down and double clicked the folder into which I wanted to save the file.
named the file xyz*.txt and hit "Save".

Nothing happened.

Tried again and tried to save it into the default location. Still nothing happened.

Don't use * in file names you want to save. It wont work, it is a universal variable which can represent anything at all.

Try again with a name like Test.txt.

Once again running the program as administrator.

You can't use any of the following characters in a file name: \ / ? : * " > < |

Regards....Mike Connor

Also, I am pretty sure we just found at least one major problem. If you have been using file names with forbidden characters then the system doesn't know what to do with them, and you get very erratic behaviour.

Regards....Mike Connor

I think that was it! I renamed the file and was able to save it to the default folder and copy to the location in which I wanted it.

My undying gratitude Mike and ie9 for your patience.

stonehorse said:

I think that was it! I renamed the file and was able to save it to the default folder and copy to the location in which I wanted it.

My undying gratitude Mike and ie9 for your patience.

Our pleasure. Nice to get positive feedback.

You might want to look at this;

File names and file name extensions: frequently asked questions

and this is more comprehensive;

Naming Files, Paths, and Namespaces (Windows)

Regards....Mike Connor

MacGyvr said:

Mike Connor said:

MacGyvr said:

The permissions on a program don't determine where it can save files. Only the permissions on the folder itself do that. If you can save, say an Excel or Word or Wordpad file on your desktop, then you can save a Notepad file there too.

You may well be aware of a lot of things, the gentleman asking for help is not, or he would not be asking.

You are not helping by injecting such comments.

Regards....Mike Connor

I am attempting to steer the conversation away from a pointless investigation of permissions on the program itself. Again, those permissions will not control where the program can save a file.

Under a number of circumstances they will, but that is not why I asked him to do it.

Regards....Mike Connor