Mac 0S9 - Distiller - Unix Executable File?
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Hi
I work in Classic on my imac at home in Quark 3.32 ... I need to use Adobe Distiller to make pdf files in Classic from the Quark files.
We have an old machine at work that runs OS9 and so I whipped a copy of Adobe Distiller onto a memory stick and brought it home.
Put it into the imac and it came up in the folder okay only Acrobat Distiller 4.0 is now a 'Unix Executable File' and and not an applicaton. When I double click on it it tells me "There is no default application specified to open the document Acrobat Distiller 4.0"
??
Could it be somehing to do with the memory stick thingy having being set up for a PC? I'm not 100% sure it has though. I thought these things worked on any computer?
EDIT: Apparently it is something to do with OSX not recognising file nales that don't have .doc or .jpg or whatever at the end - and tutns them into UEFs.
Thing is, a software icon wouldn't have .doc or anything at the end would it - it would just have the software name - ie Acrobat Distiller 4.0
I work in Classic on my imac at home in Quark 3.32 ... I need to use Adobe Distiller to make pdf files in Classic from the Quark files.
We have an old machine at work that runs OS9 and so I whipped a copy of Adobe Distiller onto a memory stick and brought it home.
Put it into the imac and it came up in the folder okay only Acrobat Distiller 4.0 is now a 'Unix Executable File' and and not an applicaton. When I double click on it it tells me "There is no default application specified to open the document Acrobat Distiller 4.0"
??
Could it be somehing to do with the memory stick thingy having being set up for a PC? I'm not 100% sure it has though. I thought these things worked on any computer?
EDIT: Apparently it is something to do with OSX not recognising file nales that don't have .doc or .jpg or whatever at the end - and tutns them into UEFs.
Thing is, a software icon wouldn't have .doc or anything at the end would it - it would just have the software name - ie Acrobat Distiller 4.0
Edited by MikeyT on Tuesday 29th May 23:35
You are correct that OSX has failed to recognise the file as a classic application. I've had the same issue, but damned if I know how/if I solved it.
It can be made to work, as I have Distiller 5.0 (Classic) installed as part of Acrobat 5.0 (OSX), installed by drag-&-drop from another machine. I'm struggling to offer a solution. I have Quark 5.0 (Classic) installed, but don't use it.
Have you got Quark XTensions for pdf installed? (I have PDFL40.LIB, and PDFFilter.prf in the Quark Preferences folder). It might provide a back route to convince the OS to recognise Distiller as a Classic App.
You could try adding an alias to your Classic Apple Menu. Manually start Classic, then select the Apple Menu item
Have you tried placing Distiller in the Classic Applications folder?
Do you have the full set of support files? I have 15 items & folders in the distiller folder, plus DistillerHose in Classic Extensions, and a Prefs file.
Other than that, you may have to obtain the installer file/disk and go back to basics. HTH
It can be made to work, as I have Distiller 5.0 (Classic) installed as part of Acrobat 5.0 (OSX), installed by drag-&-drop from another machine. I'm struggling to offer a solution. I have Quark 5.0 (Classic) installed, but don't use it.
Have you got Quark XTensions for pdf installed? (I have PDFL40.LIB, and PDFFilter.prf in the Quark Preferences folder). It might provide a back route to convince the OS to recognise Distiller as a Classic App.
You could try adding an alias to your Classic Apple Menu. Manually start Classic, then select the Apple Menu item
Have you tried placing Distiller in the Classic Applications folder?
Do you have the full set of support files? I have 15 items & folders in the distiller folder, plus DistillerHose in Classic Extensions, and a Prefs file.
Other than that, you may have to obtain the installer file/disk and go back to basics. HTH
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