I am trying to open a file in my MAC with the extension .cgi (an
appliance owner's manual). What application will open this file?
I opened SimpleText and then tried to open the file and all I got was
gibberish. Am I doing something wrong?
Most likely what happened is that the web server
ran a program to generate the manual for you to
view. It is common for the URL to end in .cgi
when this takes place. There is a way for the
program to replace the .cgi extension with one
that applies to the file you are downloading, but
it appears that the programmer did not account for this.
Most likely you downloaded the actual manual, but the
extension is incorrect. Try changing the extension
to .pdf and try opening it directly. If this doesn't
work, try changing the extension to .doc and try opening it.
I hope this helps.
- jgarrigu-ga
hello bettymcm-ga
you need to download the appliance owner's manual you are wishing to
view, on a PC, and not a Mac to read it.
Unfortunately with some websites there is a bug somewhere in the
download code that allows a Mac to physically download the webservers
script (the. cgi) that serves the download instead of the actual
download manual itself, .PDF, .doc or whatever. (this bug might not
happen with OS-X)
By accessing the download link from a PC will let you download the
relevant manual instead of the server's download script which would
make quite an amusing, if confusing read for the instructions of your
appliance.
I hope that helps,
regards
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hi bettymcm,
This file extension is common in internet addresses. CGI (Common
Gateway Interface) involves a method of transferring data from web
pages to scripts running on a web server and back again. You should be
able to open this file with the "Simpletext" application.
I hope this helps
Hi there bettymcm.
I would email the website owner, and explain that your Mac is not
correctly downloading the manual. Ask them for a better link, or a
better way of doing things. If they value their customers, they'll
help you out with that!
Good luck,
--seizer-ga
I have gone to the GE website and have downloaded the manual. The
filename is called "tswww.cgi" and it is 2.9MB in size. Is this the
same .cgi file you are referring to???
On my Mac computer the file has an Acrobat PDF icon, (it has a red
horizontal stripe going through it), which means it can be opened and
read by the Acrobat Reader application. Do you have Acrobat Reader
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jackburton-ga. Thanks for sending the pdf file. That opened fine. I
guess I learned from this that I'm always going to have to find a way
around .cgi extensions.
Yes, I make and open PDFs all the time. If you can send to me by email
in a PDF format, that would solve the immediate problem. My email:
bettymcm@earthlink.net.
yes, that would explain the problem. If the file does not have the
right icon (i.e. with the red stripe) then your computer doesnt
recognise it as a file that can be opened with an application. On my
computer, the refrigerator file is being recognised as a PDF document
and can be opened properly. This file should be readable on PCs and
Macs - the file extension (.cgi) doesnt seem to be the main issue in
this case. There obviously seems to be a reason why you cant open the
file and I can. I would be happy to send you this file via email....
But firstly, can you open other PDF files on your computer??? and do
these other files have the red striped icon on them?? If the answer is
YES then it seems that there is something wrong with the refrigerator
file that you've downloaded. Perhaps you only downloaded part of it
(?).
If the answer is NO, then you may have a problem with the Acrobat
Reader application, and you may have to re-install the program again.
Let me know what you find, and then I'll advise you accordingly.
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Before I requested an answer to this problem, I had tried changing the
extension to PDF but that did not work. What I'm trying to download is
a manual for a refrigerator, General Electric model GTS181C. I thought
a big co. like this would generate manuals readable by either a Mac or
a PC. If you can download a Mac version, that would be great.
Yes, that's the correct file. I tried to open it from Acrobat Reader
4.0 and couldn't do it. I didn't see any red stripe that indicated
PDF, only the .cgi.
If think the likely explanation of this problem is what my colleague,
(jgarrigu), has commented about below. I doubt changing the extension
of file will help, but try it it anyway. If all the suggestions
posted here fail, I suggest you post another "clarification request"
with details about where and how you got hold of this file. I presume
it was downloaded from an internet site. If you give me the relevant
details, I will look into it for you. I am also a Mac user too!!
If you dont know these details, then let me know what this product is,
and I will try and find out where you can download it again in a
Mac-friendly format.
hi bettymcm,
I have sent you the file, which I hope resolves your problem.
~ Jack
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