Clyde wrote:Hello Dart,
The file that comes up is "m4a.txt". Should I delete the ".txt" suffix when I save it? Sorry to be such a binary idiot.
It'll be a lot simpler if you do. You can also rename it once you get it downloaded. The information in the file won't change but the .txt associates it automatically with a text edit program rather than an audio player.
Windows is easily confused if there is no application associated with that file extension. I recommend opening it with iTunes, Quicktime, or another media player. Changing the file extension from .m4a to .mp4 might be the ticket if the other options fail.
I am still confused as to why your system assigns a .txt extension to the files. That's just plain old odd.
PM me your email and I can send you the files if that helps.
Clyde wrote:WTF, I give up. When I save the m4a file, it becomes .txt and when I remove the suffix, it says "cannot open". Any ideas folks?
Do you have iTunes? If not I assume you must be on a PC. Windows doesn't know what to do with m4a's but you could download winamp, that'd play the file.
No guys, I've an IMac. When I click "download", the screen shows a large amount of machine language (I assume). When I click to save the file it adds the ".txt" suffix to the end. I'll PM you for the clips but it still bothers me that the infallible Mac does such things. Thanks.
What browser are you using on your iMac and what version of the OS? I'm a Mac guy, so I can help you here. I'm sure it's a simple issue as I've seen this happen before...even on Windows. It sounds like a setting is wrong in your preferences.
Clyde wrote:No guys, I've an IMac. When I click "download", the screen shows a large amount of machine language (I assume). When I click to save the file it adds the ".txt" suffix to the end. I'll PM you for the clips but it still bothers me that the infallible Mac does such things. Thanks.
Try right clicking the file and choosing "save as" "save link as" or "save target as," that should give you what you want.
Clyde wrote:No guys, I've an IMac. When I click "download", the screen shows a large amount of machine language (I assume). When I click to save the file it adds the ".txt" suffix to the end. I'll PM you for the clips but it still bothers me that the infallible Mac does such things. Thanks.
Try right clicking the file and choosing "save as" "save link as" or "save target as," that should give you what you want.
On a Mac that would be a control + click, then select save as or whatever your particular browser uses for this option.
I am running OS 10.4.11, latest Firefox, and it works fine for me. It asks me if I want to open it in iTunes or to save the file.
