>I've been having a few problems receiving graphics files (TIFFs and JPGs) >lately, but it's erratic as sometimes they come through fine. When it's >not fine, as described below, the files are "translated" into a text file >containing a vast string of useless (to me) characters.
Drop that text file on Stuffit Expander, it will translate it back into the correct file. >> name="aerial-car-dump:bw.jpg" > >is the colon a problem here? Yes. The file name is attempted to be made with a : in it. That is an illegal character in file names on the Mac (at least up thru OS 9.2.2). The : is used to mark the path (files/folders are seperated by a :). So this file, as far as the Finder is concerned, is really bw.jpg stored in the folder aerial-car-dump. However, you can't create a file reference AND a folder in the same attempt. I don't know what would happen if you created a folder with that name in your downloads folder. Humm... it might actually create the jpg like it should (I doubt it however, it will still probably fail). Stuffit may be smarter and be able to get around this (partly because Stuffit natively knows how to create enclosing folders when unstuffing files, and partly because Stuffit knows how to pause and ask for a file name if it can't otherwise create it). If Stuffit can't create the file, then simply go into a text editor, and delete the "aerial-car-dump" portion of the name. Then run it back thru Stuffit. It should then leave you with a file simple called bw.jpg -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
