It should be the next step. When you click OK, it should open a file dialog
(If you've required the user to pick a destination when saving)

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Do you have Always ask checked?

Mike

On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 7:31 PM Eddie Rowe <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Yes, the Save Dialog is there, but you cannot change any part of the
> filename.
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> *From:* Mike Kaply <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Thursday, August 20, 2020 5:30 PM
> *To:* Eddie Rowe <[email protected]>
> *Cc:* Mozilla.org <[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] How to edit a filename when saving an
> "Excel" file
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> When you select Save File, it brings up a file dialog, though, right?
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> So can't you change the extension there?
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> Mike
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> On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 4:54 PM Eddie Rowe <[email protected]>
> wrote:
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> We have an application that creates files named .xls which are really HTML
> files.  Our IE and Chrome users can just change the name of the extension
> to be HTML, but Firefox ESR 78.1 does not let you do this with .xls files.
> The only options are to open with Excel or save the file with the defective
> extension.  I ruled out a policy as the possible cause.  I thought there
> was a file you can edit to control the MIME association, but I believe that
> is no longer a feature based on
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/How_Mozilla_determines_MIME_Types#ExternalHelperAppService
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__developer.mozilla.org_en-2DUS_docs_Mozilla_How-5FMozilla-5Fdetermines-5FMIME-5FTypes-23ExternalHelperAppService&d=DwMFaQ&c=2WwxlqHD_9GeHFEUsOHZXg&r=a0pF-r4VjZCyzB4zxbRDcONPyw-KRRoDiBPd4lDRky8&m=9-dgY-lM-88HPgFhizMGvKpmUVnQ3eRdyBnsPzpqacU&s=65UsOjHDQi5LS7GfN5nHccZ0rB2g6qjwjM1krdGReL4&e=>.
> We have Firefox configured to always ask where to save files to guard
> against “drive by downloads” and the application handler has “Always ask”
> set for .xls files.  The file that is downloaded is not available via an
> URL to right-click and select Save As which will let you change the
> filename.
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> Am I overlooking a document that might assist in changing Firefox so that
> it allows the end user to change the filename when saving a file?  What if
> I didn’t want to name all my files this bizarre ps.xls name? 8-)
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