Re: [WinMac] Downloading hqx files from PC problem

Robert James, Jr.(rjames[at]chi1.uncfsu.edu)
Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:47:12 EST

> The procedure I take:
> 1) Click on the hqx link to download on PC
> 2) Choose "Plain Text" as Save as type from "Save Decoded File As" dialog
> window and type the filename + ".hqx" extension.
> 3) Copy the file to Mac thru MacLan (to connect to thru our AppleShare
> network)
> 4) Drop the file to StuffIt Expander to decode the file
> 5) Result is a folder with all decompressed files/programs but no a
> compressed (.sit) file.
>

Have you tried saving the file as a ".SIT" file before downloading,
instead of as a ".HQX"? I've always done it this way, and it always
works for me.

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Robert James, Jr., Coordinator
Fine Arts Resource Center
Dept. of Fine Arts & Humanities <http://www.uncfsu.edu/w4/dpt/fah/index.htm>
Fayetteville State University <http://www.uncfsu.edu>
Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298
Email: rjames@chi1.uncfsu.edu
Phone: (910) 486-1439
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