Problem with Attachments?

[comment]

Is it me or is there a problem with attachments? This is the second time I've been told my attachment is empty:

http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/82665-exporting-records-into-xml-using-style-sheet-problem-with-template/page__view__findpost__p__383211

http://fmforums.com/forum/topic/81940-charting-monthly-report/page__view__findpost__p__382744

[LaRetta]

Both attachments open just fine for me, Michael.

[comment]

Could this be something to do with Windows 7?

[LaRetta]

I'm sorry, I should have told you my specs ... I'm on Windows XP Professional so if they both were Windows 7 then that might be the case. If someone with Windows 7 tested for you, it would help.

[doughemi]

Both attachments open ok for me in both IE and Firefox on Windows 7.

[comment]

Thank you both very much for your time. A mystery, then?

[LaRetta]

Okay, found it. It is an issue with Windows 7 as you suspected, Michael. It has to do with translation from Mac to Windows 7. I found a few articles but I do not have time to research further to find the best articles about it. It seems bottom line is Windows people need to get 7-zip (freeware which doesn't have this problem) or someone said, "Unfortunately, you have to unzip and unencrypt (right click>properties>advanced>untick "encrypt contents to secure data") on the machine you used to download the file."

Either way, Windows 7 people will need to resolve it, it seems. Here are a few articles which discuss it:

http://sqlblog.com/b...-zip-files.aspx

http://social.techne...a8-9097e63f5e11

I would prefer to present a link to an official response to the issue but I don't have the time right now.

[comment]

Thanks for this. The funny(?) thing is that I am using a 3rd party utility to zip the files, in order to make them "Windows compatible"...

[LaRetta]

"Windows compatible" is an oxymoron. :hmm: