CompuServe Thread

#Downloading

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#43965From: Stephen C. FisherOct 23, 1994 7:16 PM
I would like to download CoupuServe weather maps. I understand that this forum contains the necessary decompression programs to do that. I have donwloaded various files, "successfully," according to the prompts, but when I try to open the files, I get an error message 121 "file is not an object module." Just exactly what am I supposed to DO in order to run these files? Any light that could be shed on all this would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks.
#43967From: Rick GreenOct 23, 1994 10:47 PM
I am assuming you are downloading *.GIF maps. These are not executable files or compressed, they are picture files. To view them, you need a viewer program that will read GIF picture format. I use ViewTek; it is available in the AmigaArts forum Library 14 (434457 bytes). Also, if you have Workbench 3.0 or higher, MultiView will view GIF's if you download the datatype. It should be in the same forum/library and I believe it is called GIFDT.LHA ar something like that. Hope this helps. Rick "SuperTech" Green Via Autopilot