[X Newbies] Making PDF files readable in v5.0 for 9

TheMacintoshLady TheMacintoshLady at earthlink.net
Mon Feb 17 13:02:03 PST 2003


Eugene Lee tapped out this message on 2/17/2003 3:51 PM 

>It depends on what OS X app created the PDF files.  Some apps (I'm
>guessing things like Adobe Acrobat) will set the type & creator codes
>("PDF" and "CARO" respectively) that OS 9 looks for.  If that's the
>case, then you need do nothing.

These were made by X.

>If those PDF files do not have the .pdf filename extension, OS 9 will
>have no idea that those files are PDF files.  If they do have the .pdf
>filename extension but do not have the type & creator codes set, use the
>old OS 9 Internet control panel (aka Internet Config) to map ".pdf" to
>Adobe Acrobat.

They have the .pdf extension as always since they are being sent to all 
types of users on Macs and PCs



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