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Old April 12th 07, 03:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook
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Default Wrong file attached. Caching?

I've been seeing a very strange problem, and it has even interfered
with a job application.

I am running Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 (11.8118.8122) SP2 on
Windows XP Professional Version 2002 SP2.

Summary:
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I attach the correct file to an Outlook email. My recipient receives
a different file.

Question:
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What can I do to stop this from happening?

Details:
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Yesterday I selected all stored versions of my resume, right clicked,
and selected "Open". I looked through the different file versions,
found the one I wanted to use as the starting point for a version to
send for a job I'm applying to. I chose "Save As", gave it a new name
based on the job I'm applying to, closed all the files and re-opened
the new file. After making the desired changes, I saved, and then
copied the file to the desktop and gave it the name I want the email
recipient to see: my name_Resume.doc.

At that point I clicked and dragged this new resume onto an open
compose email window in Outlook. The correct file name appeared. I
trusted that the correct file was attached and sent the email. The
recipient emailed back concern that I would include a past employer's
logo on my resume. An older version of my resume had been attached
under the new name. !?!?!?!?

These changes did not change the behavior:
-creating a new file and copying and pasting the correct resume
contents into it.
-selecting the correct file with the attach file browse GUI from the
new email message, instead of click and drag

I may have successfully worked around the bug by sharing the resume
directory with a different computer, attaching it to a new gmail email
that I sent to the employer and bcc'd my gmail account and my normal
account configured into outlook. From the other computer I opened the
attachment from the received bcc email. It showed the correct, new
resume contents. From the computer running Outlook, I opened the
attachment from the new email and was shown the old, incorrect version
of the resume.

It seems to me that caching of attachments is going on in Outlook, and
something is causing it to think it can use an old, cached file.

Your insight is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
-Steve-

PS: I did not see an FAQ. If this is covered there, please just let
me know where the FAQ lives.

 




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