Saving a Results Table

[David Webster]

When I save a Results table using the File/Save As button, it is saves with
the ".xls" extension even though it is a text file. Then, if I click the
file, Windows tries to open it with Excel. Is there a way to save it with
 ".txt" extension?

David Webster

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[Zirneklitis]

Windows system has many annoying default settings. One of them – hiding
of file extensions.

The cure is:
* Open File Explorer
* In the "Tools" menu open "Folder option ..."
* Open "View" tab.
* Unchecke "Hide extensions for known file types".

Afterwards you will be able to create any file extension you wish.

Best regards,
Karlis

David Webster wrote:
> When I save a Results table using the File/Save As button, it is saves with
> the ".xls" extension even though it is a text file. Then, if I click the
> file, Windows tries to open it with Excel. Is there a way to save it with
>   ".txt" extension?
> ..

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[Gabriel Landini]

On Sunday 01 Jul 2012 13:14:55 you wrote:
> David Webster wrote:
> > When I save a Results table using the File/Save As button, it is saves
> > with
> > the ".xls" extension even though it is a text file. Then, if I click the
> > file, Windows tries to open it with Excel. Is there a way to save it with
> >
> >   ".txt" extension?

Zirneklitis wrote:
> Windows system has many annoying default settings. One of them – hiding
> of file extensions.
[...]
> Afterwards you will be able to create any file extension you wish.

Although hiding extensions is indeed a very silly Windows default setting, I
do not think it is  the solution to the original post.
There is an option to save tables with a different extension.

Go to the IJ site, click on the documentation and search for xls.

Cheers.
Gabriel

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[Rasband, Wayne (NIH/NIMH) [E]]

On Jul 1, 2012, at 1:56 AM, David Webster wrote:

> When I save a Results table using the File/Save As button, it is saves with
> the ".xls" extension even though it is a text file. Then, if I click the
> file, Windows tries to open it with Excel. Is there a way to save it with
> ".txt" extension?

Change "File extension for tables" in Edit>Options>Input/Output to ".txt".

-wayne

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