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FTP Downloading Tips
When using Netscape or MS Internet Explorer
to download Matchad files, it is IMPERATIVE
that your system recognizes Matchcad files.
If the .mcd extension isn't recognized by
your system, the file will load in your
browser window as ASCII text.
If you are using Netscape, do the following:
If you are getting a corrupted, unusable
file as a result of trying to retrieve a
file via ftp with Netscape Navigator, then
you should make sure that the file's
extension is listed in the "Helper
Applications" section of the Netscape
Preferences. The easiest way to do this is
to select the "application/octet-stream"
entry in the MIME Types list, then add your
file's extension [in this case, mcd] to the
"Extensions" field. The extensions in the
list in that field should be separated by
commas. The reason this is necessary is that
if Netscape Navigator can't find an entry in
the MIME Type table for files with the
extension of the one you're trying to
download, then it will download your file in
"ASCII mode", whereby carriage returns and
linefeeds in the file will be converted to
whatever's natural for your computer system
-- this is quite an unhealthy thing to do to
binary files.
If you are using MS Internet Explorer, do
the following:
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Double-click the My Computer icon.
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On the View menu, click Options, and then
click the File Types tab.
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To create a new file type, click New Type.
To modify the settings for an existing file
type, click the type, and then click Edit.
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Specify a description for the file type and
the filename extension associated with this
type of file:
Description of type: Mathcad
Associated Extension: mcd
Content type: leave this blank
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Click New to define an action for this file
type. If you are modifying an existing type,
you can click the command in the Action box
that you want to modify, and then click
Edit.
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Specify the action that you want to define,
such as Open or Print, and the command that
should run to complete this action.
Action: open
Command path: enter the directory path to
your Mathcad executable file (.exe).
Tips
For Help on an item, click at the top of the
dialog box, and then click the item.
Creating a file type is similar to
associating a file in Windows version 3.1,
but you can specify actions for more than
just opening the file; for example, you can
specify which program should be used for
printing the document.
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