"choose file name" loses the extension when clicking a file

I'm using the "choose file name" command in a script but when I click on an existing file it loses the extension.
Apparently the same problem as here:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10410632
Is there a workaround for that ? Or is it just impossible to retrieve the needed extension ? (and we need to wait for Apple to fix that...)

Hello
Well, not that I know a work-aronud except for the obvious to type the extension manually...
Since I cannot think of any good reason for the command's interface to drop the extension deliberately, I'd classify this as bug.
You'd better send feedback to Apple requesting fix.
*If you send bug report via bugreport.apple.com, you'd likely get duplicate notice saying that it has been already reported. So try general feedback channel :
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
The more users want it to be fixed, the more chances for it to be fixed.
Regards,
H
P.S. By the way, 'choose file name' command had not let user choose existing file (with existing files grayed out in dialogue). It is rather new feature letting user select existing file. Perhaps 10.5 (AppleScript 2.0) and later, I guess. Defect in new feature should be able to be fixed easily without breaking backward compatibility.

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