[Virtualacorn-list] HostFS and .doc .docx .xls and .xlsx

[Dr Peter Young]

On 20 Jan 2011  "T.O.M.S." <toms at ndirect.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> For MS Word files (.doc), AFAICT there's no RISC OS extension so Word
> files will probably arrive in RISC OS as a text file, named
> <filename>/doc.

Well, Word files on this Iyo have the filetype MSWord (ae6), and show 
up with their own icon, as EasiWriter is "seen" at start-up.

> However, Easi/TechWriter should then be able to import them directly.

The one .docx file that I've received certainly loaded into 
EasiWriter.

With best wishes,

Peter.
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