Michael D. Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
> I saw this link:
> 
> http://www.activestate.com/PPMPackages/zips/5xx-builds-only/?_x=1
> 
> but when I click on a zip file on that page, I get the zip 
> file, on-screen, 
> in text (mostly garbage actually), instead of the expected 
> download dialog 
> box. I "assumed" that was happening because I didn't have the 
> right build. 
> The tile does say, "5xx-builds-only," and I have build 633.

Actually, this is because the mime-type of the file isn't set correctly by the
server, so that the browser doesn't know that it's a .zip file (whatever the
mime-type for that is), so it defaults to text/plain...

> I right clicked, used "download target as," and managed to 
> get the zipped 
> file from the "5xx builds only" page downloaded into my 
> files, but I'm 
> waiting for comments again before I proceed. It just does not 
> feel right.

I can't comment on whether this will work with your AS build, but the file you
downloaded is the file that you requested from the server...

HTH,
Ricky
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