Richard.....
As I started all this, I thought the least I could do is try your test on Outlook Express 6.
Created two files and saved to hard drive:
test1.txt.pif (contents read) - This is the contents of the '.pif'. If you can read it, it has opened into email
test2.txt - This is the contents of the standard '.txt. If you can read it , it has opened into email
Sent two separate e-mail's to myself, each with one of these attachments.
In the case of the first - in the header at the top, alongside 'Attach' - the file name did show its '.pif' extension (which it didn't when initially saved to my hard drive) but it also opened into the e-mail at the same time and I could immediately read the contents as created above. The second, 'test2.txt' behaved in exactly the same way.
Although they opened and displayed as indicated, in both cases by double clicking the file icon next to 'Attach' the 'Open Attachment Warning' comes up. On clicking 'Open it'.....
'.pif'.....
(box)16 bit MS-DOS Subsystem
file reference, then: ".....Invalid program file name, please check your pif file. Choose 'Close' to terminate the application"
'.txt'.....
Contents displayed in Notepad.
Getting a bit confused now, re. both opening in the body of the e-mail/different result on double clicking attachment. But perhaps I've got the wrong end of the stick here, or am starting to lose the plot?!?
Last edited by BLUE SKY THINKER; 27th March 2004 at 12:18.