Finale on the PC will open a file without an extension -- the problem is that it won't show up in the Finale Open File dialogue unless you select Show All Files. But once you can see it in the window, Finale isn't looking for extensions to know if it is a valid Finale file, it is looking for header information within the file itself.
AOL will not allow finale files to pass through. I don't know what Coda Music did to anger AOL, but this is a common thread that comes through this list several times a year. Have your friend zip it up using Stuff-it (it does .sit files, but I believe the newer versions also handle zip files as well) and as has been suggested you can download the free Expander from Aladdin's web-site and unzip it on your computer. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Tammy: > > The .mus extension is unlikely to be the problem. In addition to Dan Rupert's > suggestions, beware of using your AOL address for e-mail attachments--I have > had no luck receiving Finale files at mine. According to my friend Mike > Krein, AOL evidently prides itself on its firewalls, which will, among other > things, mangle a Finale file. > > Several days ago there was a thread on this subject that made the following > suggestion: newer Macs will format CDs for Windows. Have your friend format a > CD that way and then put the Finale file on it. That file will then open on > your PC. > > --David A. Lawrence ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > > -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
