converting Mac documents

[Guest]

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in my computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried to follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[joust in jest]

Neither a problem with XP nor with HP. Windows is Greek, and Mac is
Russian. For documents created in Russian to be comprehensible to a reader
of Greek, you need an interpreter. You will also need programs similar to
what the documents were created with -- e.g. if it was created in a word
processing program, you will need a word processing program on your
computer. If it is a spread-sheet, you will need a spread-sheet program on
your computer.

steve

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page
directed to can never be found.

 

[Don MI]

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page
directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

Your problem is neither an HP or Windows XP problem.

First you need to know what application your son used to create the
documents. Next you need to have the Windows version of that application
{or compatible application} installed on your computer. Then your Windows
application needs to be able to either open or convert the Mac documents.
Windows Office applications, for example, can usually open documents created
on the corresponding Mac. Office application.

You need to provide more details.

Don

 

[Harry Ohrn]

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last three
letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page
directed to can never be found.

 

[Guest]

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last three
letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page
directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[Kath Adams]

<quote>
Unlike Windows downloads, which must be decompressed, Macintosh
downloads must be decompressed and decoded before they can be used.
Fortunately, Stuffit Expander combines both these steps.

Macintosh downloadable files are encoded using either the BinHex or
Macbinary format. BinHex files have the extension .hqx, and Macbinary
files have the extension .bin. Stuffit Expander can decode both kinds of
files.
</quote>

Ask your son to save his documents as .txt files (ascii), which can be
read by any kind of word processing application.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last
three letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if
this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open
in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also
tried to follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open
file, but page directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has
created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[Kath Adams]

PS, It's obviously the equivalent of zipping, before sending them to
you. You may be able to get at them by using WinZip.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last
three letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if
this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open
in my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also
tried to follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open
file, but page directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has
created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[Harry Ohrn]

I think Kath is onto something. Do a search for Stuffit Deluxe. There should
be a version for Windows. See if that will open the files .bin files as
these should be the Mac equivalent of .zip files . However your son should
be sending you files in a format that can be opened on a PC.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last three
letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp

I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if
this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open in
my

computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also tried
to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but page
directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has created
at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[Kath Adams]

Hi Harry,
That's because my partner has an iMac - my desk and his desk are next to
each other in the lounge, and all I had to do was have a look!
<whisper> I do know a little about them because of that, but don't like
to mention it in polite company!</whisper>

Kath

I think Kath is onto something. Do a search for Stuffit Deluxe. There
should be a version for Windows. See if that will open the files .bin
files as these should be the Mac equivalent of .zip files . However
your son should be sending you files in a format that can be opened
on a PC.

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last
three letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if
this
is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and
open in my
computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also
tried to
follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open file, but
page directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has
created at
his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions

 

[Guest]

Thank you Kathy, Harry and Joust. Will work on all your suggestions. Appreciate!

Judith

<quote>
Unlike Windows downloads, which must be decompressed, Macintosh
downloads must be decompressed and decoded before they can be used.
Fortunately, Stuffit Expander combines both these steps.

Macintosh downloadable files are encoded using either the BinHex or
Macbinary format. BinHex files have the extension .hqx, and Macbinary
files have the extension .bin. Stuffit Expander can decode both kinds of
files.
</quote>

Ask your son to save his documents as .txt files (ascii), which can be
read by any kind of word processing application.

--
Kath Adams
MS MVP - Windows (IE/OE)

It looks like the only file name is .bin

What is the file extension for these documents - you know the last
three letters that appear after the "." in the file's name.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


I have new hewlett packard (Dec. 2003) XP desktop. I don't know if
this is a HP or XP problem.

Is it possible to convert documents made on a MAC computer and open
in my
computer? I've tried to "open with" in a variety of types. Also
tried to follow thru on the option to go to web for inf. to open
file, but page directed to can never be found.

I am trying to open a load of documents from files my son has
created at his worksite office.

Appreciate suggestions