Can't Open FH 11.0 files

[DavidLabel]

This is so frustrating!
I am running OS X 10.3.4 with FH MX 11.0.2 build 92 and I'm trying to open
files I know are freehand but aren't recognized as such.

These are "Unix executable files" and even when I change the "open with"
setting in "get info" freehand won't open them. Using BBEdit to open them gives
me a top line with the file name, etc, and "FreeHand11
(

[David Plank]

What happens when you use OPEN in the menu bar of Freehand and
navigate to the file to open it within Freehand?

dp

DavidLabel wrote:

> This is so frustrating!
> I am running OS X 10.3.4 with FH MX 11.0.2 build 92 and I'm trying to open
> files I know are freehand but aren't recognized as such.
>
> These are "Unix executable files" and even when I change the "open with"
> setting in "get info" freehand won't open them. Using BBEdit to open them gives
> me a top line with the file name, etc, and "FreeHand11
(
>

[DavidLabel]

File>Open sees a dimmed, unclickable icon. When I do a "get info" and assign
the file to open w/ Freehand ( Not a recommended choice!) Freehand will open
but no file opens. I am afraid of converting all my "UNIX Executable Files" to
Freehand files, somehow.

Here, I'll attach the file, sorry no links though.

[Judy Arndt]

Did you create the files locally or were they sent by email? Any chance they
became damaged in transit?

Judy Arndt

DavidLabel wrote:

> File>Open sees a dimmed, unclickable icon. When I do a "get info" and assign
> the file to open w/ Freehand ( Not a recommended choice!) Freehand will open
> but no file opens. I am afraid of converting all my "UNIX Executable Files" to
> Freehand files, somehow.
>
> Here, I'll attach the file, sorry no links though.
>

[DavidLabel]

It came as a zip file. The graphic image file were fine.
Could it be something to do with my OS?
These files came with no extension, as far as I can tell checking the info.
What is the proper extension for a FH 11.0 file?

Anybody look at the file I sent? Please?

[David Plank]

The filename extension for Freehand MX is .fh11

Attachments are not possible on the forum. You can send me a file
if you want me to try and open it.

[email]plankdjunk@alltel.net[/email]

just take out the junk

dp

DavidLabel wrote:

> It came as a zip file. The graphic image file were fine.
> Could it be something to do with my OS?
> These files came with no extension, as far as I can tell checking the info.
> What is the proper extension for a FH 11.0 file?
>
> Anybody look at the file I sent? Please?
>

[DavidLabel]

That did it!

I put ".fh11" on the file name and -Boom- the icon changed and FreeHand
recognized it!

Thanks for all your help.

I wonder why the file got so confused in the first place, though.

Thanks all,

David