Finder doesn't seem to open automatically when I drag a file onto it in the dock

I installed Mountain Lion yesterday.
When I drag a file onto the Finder icon in the dock, it no longer open the finder window automatically.
Is there a setting I can change to re-enable this in Mountain Lion
Cheers
Mikel

You can't do that. It doesn't work, so you have to drag to a window, not the icon

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