Webutil - issue with uploading text files with client_get_file_name

Hi,
I'm using webutil client_get_file_name to upload files from the client machine to the server.
It works fine for xls,pdf,doc files etc. but not for txt files it seems.
It doesn't display any error at all either.
Has anyone seen this type of issue before?
Kind regards,
Tom
Windows XP
Forms v10.1.2.0.2

Hi Sarah et al,
The code that I'm using to upload any file type format is:
vfilename := client_get_file_name('c:\',file_filter => 'All files (*.*)');
it works for doc/pdf/xls/rtf/csv etc.
but not for text files i.e. .txt
Also, could someone tell me how to open a .msg (Outlook message) file
as it gives the output:
'Cannot read item' upon the opening of the Outlook application.
I'm using the following to try and open it:
CLIENT_HOST( 'cmd /C start '||p_filename);
Your help would be appreciated.
Kind regards,
Tom

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