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| Thread ID: 23087 | 2002-08-07 01:11:00 | file viewers | jacko (1382) | Press F1 |
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| 68909 | 2002-08-07 01:11:00 | .I have tried to unsuccessfully open unzipped files in a program called "hulls"-a CAD design program.The error message I get is that there are no viewers registered for this type of file(the files are a text file described as ASCII character set and a file named MS windows program (16bit) linker v5.10 (.exe) described as visual basic 3.0 runtime library . I have downloaded VBrun60 and my OS is Win98. Any tips would be welcomed. | jacko (1382) | ||
| 68910 | 2002-08-07 01:16:00 | what is the extension of the files you are trying to open, and what were they created on? | godfather (25) | ||
| 68911 | 2002-08-08 06:57:00 | there are 3 file extensions I am trying to open. .exe -error message is "error running program" .dat -message is "no error" is displayed .dll -no message displayed_this is a MS visual basic runtime version 3.00 file . .vbx-nothing displayed. The machine I am using is a P11350,plenty of disc space and 128mb memory. The program is not "new " and apparently has been used on earlier Pentiums.Thanks for your time. |
jacko (1382) | ||
| 68912 | 2002-08-08 07:05:00 | It looks as if you might not have all of the programme parts. Or it needed to be installed properly. If you have just a copy of a directory from another computer, it is almost certainly not worth wasting time on. Another magazine (PC Authority) has a very good CAD package (Turbo CAD) on its cover CD this month. It is complete, and free --- there is a new version out. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 68913 | 2002-08-09 04:53:00 | Thanks for your advice. The program is specifically designed to plot a hard chine plywood boat hull and I am interested in opening and viewing all the designs noted in the site( www.carlson design.com) So I will persevere. I have loaded all the utilities and support files.The problem is that I cannot get hull.exe to open so it is an installation problem. | jacko (1382) | ||
| 68914 | 2002-08-09 05:27:00 | It's probably a compiled BASIC programme, so it will need a runtime package (which you shouldn't "open" yourself ... it's a library of routines which are called by the programme (like the Windows DLLs) . If you are sure that you have the whole thing, it might be fussy about "where" components are. That is, it might want to have a directories called (e.g) HULL, HULL/BIN, HULL/DAT, etc. There might be things called "environment variables" which you need to set. Look very hard for any files with names/extensions like README, .TXT, .DOC, INSTALL. That's the best I can do, sorry. I guess that you're the only person at PressF1 who has ever seen this programme. ;-) | Graham L (2) | ||
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