I'm glad you got it working Ericka. The new file you linked to is an .xml file. So the problem you have with the other set of cards (.txt) is presumably just that the File Format option was incorrect.
When you want to import a file you go to File > Import and this opens a new window. This is where you browse to find the file you want. At the top of this window is the File Format drop down box, where you can choose what kind of file you want to import, .xml and various other formats. (I'm in Linux now but I'm pretty sure Windows is the same). When you download a file of cards from the site, you need to check what format they are in, and make sure you select the right format in this box. The default option is .xml which is why the new file (.xml) worked. The first file you had problems with needs to be "Text with tab separated Q/A". On Jul 22, 8:10 pm, Ericka Meyers <[email protected]> wrote: > Okay, I will try to be more specific; sorry. By the way, I am using Windows. > > Partial success! I downloaded this > file:http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/node/164), saved to my desktop, and opened > it > in the mnemosyne software. It appears to be working. I still cannot get > the 1st set GRE cards (listed under english). Im not sure why, I did > everything the same for both files. For now, I will work on this set of > words, and let you know if I need help downloading another. > > Also, you mentioned changing a setting under the File Format drop down > menu....I don't see this option. Under the file menu I have New, Open, > Save, Save As, Import, Export and Exit. Do I still need to do this if it is > working? > > Thanks for all your help! > Ericka > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:11 AM, mzatanoskas > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Hi Ericka, do you think you could be a little more precise when > > explaining the steps you take, otherwise it's quite difficult to > > pinpoint what's going wrong even if it's only a very simple problem. > > > Assuming you extracted the wordlists folder from the wordlists.zip > > archive and have that on your desktop, when you open that folder (not > > in mnemosyne, but in your normal folder browser) is it empty? You > > should see a bunch of .txt files (this is what you need to import). > > > If you can see the .txt files then maybe the problem is you haven't > > set the drop down File Format option to "Text with tab seperated Q/ > > A" (see point 3. in previous message). If for example the file format > > is set to .xml files, by default mnemosyne looks for .xml files and > > won't show .txt files. > > > On Jul 22, 5:59 pm, Ericka Meyers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I saved it to my desktop, then I import from mnemosyne, I find the file, > > it > > > is called "wordlist" I click to open that file, and it is empty. > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:59 PM, mzatanoskas <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > The card files are in a .zip archive format. You have to extract > > > > the .txt files that are in it first. Then you can browse to them and > > > > import in mnemosyne. > > > > > Try this: > > > > > I'm looking at the first GRE file I found under English here: > > > > >http://www.mnemosyne-proj.org/node/254#attachments > > > > > 1. On the card page, left click on the wordlists.zip link. This should > > > > open the .zip archive in whatever default archive software you have. > > > > > 2. Then drag and drop the wordlists folder from the window onto your > > > > desktop (that way you know for sure where it is). > > > > > 3. Browse to this folder in mnemosyne > File > import and you can > > > > import each .txt file you find there individually into different/same > > > > categories. Set the File Format drop down box as: Text with tab > > > > seperated Q/A. > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > On Jul 21, 9:50 pm, Ericka Meyers <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am trying to download the GRE file under "English" on the mnemosyne > > > > > website. In mnemosyne (software), I go to file, import and browse. > > When > > > > I > > > > > get to where the file was saved on my computer, it is either not > > there or > > > > > empty. I have tried downloading it twice. I think it is downloading > > > > okay, > > > > > it seems like the file I downloaded is empty, or it is not saved in > > the > > > > > location it described during the download. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > Ericka > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Michael Campbell < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 2:00 PM, Ericka <[email protected]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > >> Hello, When I open the card attachment from the mnemosyne > > website, it > > > > > >> saves it to my computer, but then when I go to upload from my > > > > > >> mnemosyne software, it won't open. What do I do? > > > > > > > Can you give us explicit detail on what you're doing, and what > > error > > > > you're > > > > > > getting? 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