How about changing the file's name ? My version/s of mc can handle problematic files by F4/edit when F3/view fails.
F3/view > hex-mode will show you if there's some invisible/non-ascii chars. == Chris Glur. PS. this crappy web-based mailer means I have to pay more on line time to change the subject-field as I would want to ! The OP should put the proper subject ? On 2/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send Mc mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mc digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. "Static planes value not equal to 1" (MK) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:13:29 -0500 > From: MK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: "Static planes value not equal to 1" > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; DelSp=Yes; Format=Flowed > > i have some short text files (literally just lists of fully qualified > file pathnames) put out by a basic perl routine that will not display > in the mc viewer because > > identify: Length and filesize do not match 'file.txt'. > identify: Static planes value not equal to 1 'file.txt'. > > leading to "Empty output from child filter" > > However, MOST of the files from this routine are fine, and in any case > they ALL display without complaint in vim, gedit, cat, less, and > fulfill their purpose within perl. But i like to be able to view them > my usual way of course and this message is disturbing to me...i can > find no informative reference to "Static planes value", etc. > > What does this mean? > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Mc mailing list > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc > > > End of Mc Digest, Vol 46, Issue 3 > ********************************* > _______________________________________________ Mc mailing list http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/mc
