richr@ai.etl.army.mil (Richard Rosenthal) (12/19/89)
Microsoft Word 4.0 drops "temp" files all over the place
including folders where a document is opened or saved.
Using MultiFinder I run Word open/edit/save some files
from the hard disk. No problem.
I decide to edit a file on a floppy. I open or
create a new file and then save it to the floppy.
Then I close the file.
At this point I have no windows open under Word.
I switch to the Finder leaving Word active. I drag the floppy
to the trash but it sometimes leaves behind a shadow icon.
Word sometimes leaves an open "temp" file on the floppy.
The only way to get rid of temp file is to quit completely
out of Word not just close the document associated with the
"temp" file.
Hey Microsoft, this is poor. When I close a document on a floppy
I expect all activity on that disk to have been completed so
that I can safely and permanently eject the disk.
P.S. Sometimes "temp" files are in folders on the hard disk
that I would like to put in the trash. Guess what happens!
/s/ Richard Rosenthal
richr@ai.etl.army.mil
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In article <381@ai.etl.army.mil>, richr@ai.etl.army.mil (Richard Rosenthal) writes: > .... problem description ... > > The only way to get rid of temp file is to quit completely > out of Word not just close the document associated with the > "temp" file. > > Hey Microsoft, this is poor. When I close a document on a floppy > I expect all activity on that disk to have been completed so > that I can safely and permanently eject the disk. > I have had this same problem all along with Word 3. I agree that it is very poor practice to not allow the user any further operations on the involved volume until Word has been shut down. It seems I am always starting and stopping Word, just so I can shuffle a few disks and work on the variety of files which my work requires. (Thank goodness for On Cue!) Anyone found any patches or workarounds? -- Marvin Jones uucp: {pyramid, tekbspa}!optilink!jones Optilink Corp. bell-net: 707-795-9444 X 206 Petaluma, CA CI$: 71320,3637