Re: [WinMac] PDFs suffixed .dat

From: Leonard Rosenthol (leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 11:44:55 PST

  • Next message: Leonard Rosenthol: "Re: [WinMac] Bulk Processing of JPG Images"

    At 5:49 PM +0100 11/17/00, Peter Wickenden wrote:
    >We do a lot of PDF creation on the Mac for viewing on Windows and Macs.

            OK.

    >We
    >have one workflow that does not work 100% - if we send a Mac-created PDF
    >from one of our PC-based email applications to a Mac - sometimes it will
    >arrive, still with its icon, but suffixed .dat instead of .pdf and the file
    >is rendered useless.

            How did the file get from the Mac to the PC? What email
    application is this? What are it's settings for enclosures (MIME,
    UUEncode)?? Need a LOT more info here to help...

    Leonard 

    -- 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
                   You've got a SmartFriend in Pennsylvania
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Leonard Rosenthol      			Internet:       leonardr@lazerware.com
					America Online: MACgician
Web Site: <http://www.lazerware.com/>
FTP Site: <ftp://ftp.lazerware.com/>
PGP Fingerprint: C76E 0497 C459 182D 0C6B  AB6B CA10 B4DF 8067 5E65

    *** Windows-MacintoshOS Cooperation List ***
FAQ:  http://www.darryl.com/winmacfaq/
Archive:  http://www.darryl.com/winmac/

    To unsubscribe, send mail to winmac-unsubscribe@iffy.com

    This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Nov 17 2000 - 11:47:52 PST