SL filename suffix ambiguity

Oct 22, 2014

So I've got many courses authored in SL1, new courses authored in SL2.

Maintenance request comes in from a client. Go to their folder and find a .story file there.

Since SL2 and SL1 both have the same suffix, it's trial and error to determine which to use to open the file.

Microsoft Word did it right when they used different suffixes for different versions of Word.

Just sayin.

Sam

2 Replies
Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Sam,

I agree - it's tricky to tell, so what I typically do is try to open first in SL2 as if it is an SL2 file it'll open right away, and if not I'll see the message to upgrade the file. If you do it the other way and try to open an SL2 file in SL1, you'll receive the error message about it being created in a newer version - which is also a common error message when people have been working with files off a non-local drive - so therefore could cause more of a headache. 

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