sw2005 sp3 doesn't prompt to save.

Hi all,

I've just noticed that sw2005 (which puts an asterix after the file
name when it needs to be saved) will close those files (with an
asterix) without prompting to save. This must be a bug...

Zander

 

You likely have one or more of these settings checked and don't realize
it. You may have the second checked to avoid read only hell because
the first is checked.

There are three very important settings on the External References
dialog in system options.

Open referenced files read only
Don't prompt to save read only files

and

Search external references

The last is tied to the entries in File Options/External References.
Order is important. SW will search these pathes using a somewhat
complicated algorithm that amounts to a recusive search down a tree
based on what is entered there.

When you work in a team environment you likely will want the first two
to be checked. If you have a folder for released and in work documents
you might want to use the Search external references checkoff.