Well it's "Windows Explorer" that doesn't like to save the file.

You can use notepad as well or DOS to save it on Windows system. Just in the save as from NOTEPAD use quotes around it when you save it ".htaccess" and it will be saved correctly. Make sure you FTP it up in ASCII mode as well.

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Weird. I never had that problem. Then again, I usually dump the file from the server, edit it, and re-upload it. Never had a problem w/ the filename.

thats what I do as well; windows explorer doesn't like to name things with just an extension, but as nt said, you can trick the "save as" box into doing it with using ""'s

I don't know about Notepad -- I only use EditPad, and that lets me create .htaccess files with no problem to my XP desktop.

Amendment: I use EditPad 3.5.3 -- before it got all BLOATED. If you can find that (free) version, you will NEVER use Notepad again! (PM me with your email for a copy )

i'm too tired to pm you my email :nod:

I have it already. lol

well there you go lol

Well I have the bloated one, full pro version of EditPad Pro but I use UEStudio for most of my coding. http://www.ultraedit.com/

However I've started to install this on desktops so that when/if I need to do file editing I can easily run a cool editor Notepad++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/notepad-plus/npp.3.9.Installer.exe


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I use ultraedit - great for searching for strings in code....

I've tried both notepad++ and ultraedit, too bulky lol... give me something that is low impact, tiny (size) and easy to use.