Hi Tim, I think the problem is not that the developers have created a pdf file with a .aspx extension (Windows is even more touchy about extensions being right).
The problem is that the .aspx link is not actually a straight link to the file - it is a link to the process on the web server that generates/retrieves the file. I just usually let the browser open the pdf in a new tab, carry on with what I'm doing and then check the pdf quickly - if it is worth saving I just right-click on it and "save as". Alternatively if I just want to download it and it ends up with the .aspx extension then I just change the extension. I agree though, it is a bit of a pain sometimes ;o) Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [email protected] on 11/12/10 1:47 PM, Tim Law at [email protected] wrote: > > Hello, > > In various websites I download a document and it goes into my Downloads folder > wearing an .aspx extension. > > The only way I can open it is to manually change the extension to .pdf when > Preview will open it without fuss. > > The other solution I have just discovered is that by right clicking on the > link in Mail and selecting 'download linked file', the file appears in my > Downloads folder with a .pdf extension such as ShowPage.aspx.pdf, whereas if I > simply click on the link it comes through as ShowPage.aspx > > I am looking for a solution that doesn't require me to do this as it will help > others in the family, and me! > > Apple Support forums doesn't seem to have come up with any better solution, > and even if I set the 'Open with' in File Info, to Preview, it won't work as > Preview doesn't like the .ASPX extension > > I understand this is a windows file extension and the web site developers > could just as easily create the download in .pdf format which would make it > complaint cross platform. > > > Ta > > Tim > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
