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Bug 12299

Summary:	FileObjects: Expose the actual filename
Product:	platform	Reporter:	Ben Hutchison <benhutchison>
Component:	Window System	Assignee:	issues@platform <issues>
Status:	CLOSED FIXED
Severity:	blocker
Priority:	P4
Version:	3.x
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows ME/2000
Issue Type:	ENHANCEMENT	Exception Reporter:

Description Ben Hutchison 2001-05-21 10:49:45 UTC

There doesnt seem to be a way to view the physical filename of an object from 
within the IDE, as the underlying file is abstracted away by the data object 
API. Typically, because of the strict ObjectType<->File Extension association, 
the real name is guessable as ObjectName.extension. But I think this can 
sometimes be a confusing and is a little too "abstract": a way to see the 
actual filename would be nice (for users mainly, but also programmers writing 
higher level modules too). 

An example is new users who may type eg.: "MyDocument.html" into the wizard and 
not realize the file is called "MyDocument.html.html". Could there be a read-
only filename property for file objects?

Comment 1 Jesse Glick 2001-05-21 14:54:48 UTC

You can turn on "Show File Extensions" mode globally, isn't that enough? If you
agree it is, please mark FIXED. A read-only property for full filename could
still be helpful though, it would have to be mentioned on nbui.

Comment 2 Ben Hutchison 2001-05-21 15:44:44 UTC

yes, "Show File Extensions" mode is fine.

Comment 3 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 15:48:11 UTC

Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> verified

Comment 4 Quality Engineering 2003-07-01 16:08:23 UTC

Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.