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12 Replies Last post: Jan 3, 2008 10:43 AM by Rugby

crshburn

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Dec 29, 2007

Dec 29, 2007 8:56 PM

OS X 10.5 and *.gz

I'm a n00b and do admit it, on a PC I do fine to somewhat real good but my IMac is a new animal.

Question:
Appreciate your replies in advance.
This machine came with 10.4, also it came with the Leopard upgrade disk... so I installed it of course

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On 10.4 i could pull a file off a web page in a format i could use in Excel, my download would be, <filename>.csv.gz

Now I upgrade to 10.5 and I get <filename>.csv.gz.html

What do i need to do to get 10.5 to recognize a gzip, please walk me thru step by step as I am not a good Mac user yet.
I need to get rid of the .html tag at the end of the file, I'm pulling more information off the web site than I want. A filter could be made to do what I want, but I'm sure there's something I'm not doing that would be a easy fix. Safari just doesn't seem to like me!

Thanks,
Crash

FranksterOne

109 posts since
Aug 18, 2007

1. Dec 30, 2007 8:37 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

Can you point me to an example of the file online so I can simulate what you are asking?

-Frankster One
http://www.shouldbefree.net/

Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

2. Dec 30, 2007 11:36 PM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

just one quick question: if you manually remove the .html will it "behave" normally (as before)?

Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

3. Dec 31, 2007 2:28 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

One question: if you manually remove the .html ending will it open correctly ?

sorry for double posting couldn´t see my previous post and can not find a message delete

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crshburn

6 posts since
Dec 29, 2007

4. Dec 31, 2007 4:57 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

No, the download dialog box tells me I'm "crazy".
Which really is true as Leopard IS pulling the .html code with the .cvs information.
If I pull the downloaded file to my desktop and "save as" I get the same response from Leopard.
But it didn't work this way prior to upgrading, There's ~100 PC users out there that get this same file as a *.csv.gz
If I open the file all I see is code. If I compress it I do see the information, but can't view it in the columns of Excel as it still isn't a .csv file.

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Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

5. Dec 31, 2007 7:16 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

..and you are using MS Excel latest edition or ...? (latest upgrade)

crshburn

6 posts since
Dec 29, 2007

6. Dec 31, 2007 2:13 PM

in response to: Rugby

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

Office Mac 2004

Next deal, I went to the Apple store here in Tulsa today.... i can do what i want on there machine, same os as mine, 10.5.1
Seems to be this machine only... resorting to calling Apple, will post after I talk to tech support!

crshburn

6 posts since
Dec 29, 2007

7. Dec 31, 2007 4:21 PM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

Apples work around, they cannot really explain it though

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304155

Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

8. Jan 1, 2008 1:49 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

nice it got solved but basically it was all about removing the .html ending, the dialogue ask if you want to use the new or keep the old...I have this issue at one site where I have removed the .html tag and it works

crshburn

6 posts since
Dec 29, 2007

9. Jan 1, 2008 6:07 AM

in response to: Rugby

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

We''ll to be honest my n00bness was getting me, I didn't understand how to rename a file in Apple's os. :P

Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

10. Jan 2, 2008 12:18 PM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

well we can´t all be Mac fanatics ; )....main thing is it works which is the main point. Personally I think it is some MS specific servers that react this way since Leopard. As mentioned for me it only occurs on one site (which I now is MS eccentric)

crshburn

6 posts since
Dec 29, 2007

11. Jan 2, 2008 3:45 PM

in response to: Rugby

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

Thanks for the help, you get the cookies

Rugby

1,261 posts since
Aug 28, 2004

12. Jan 3, 2008 10:43 AM

in response to: crshburn

Re: OS X 10.5 and *.gz

munch munch munch ahhhh

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