Does this work?

[Smash]

More computer school going on here.I've uploaded an OCC scenario and I want to know if it works.Should be a self extracting one.


you can play if you want but I'm really just interested whether it works or not

www.angelfire.com/wa2/smashdamit/downloads/ming.zip
[This message has been edited by Smash (edited June 03, 2000).]

[DaveV]

It downloaded OK, but won't run on Win 98 Civ II MGE (file is not a saved game).

[Smash]

its a scenario made with original civ2 so it should work with MGE.Hmmm...back to school

[Smash]

hmmm...works ok for me.Must be a MAC/PC compatibility thing.Damit

[Tom DeMille]

Well, the extension .SEA is not recognized on my PC. You say it is a self extracting archive? I tried changing the extension to .exe and running it but Windows doesn't recognize it as a valid win32 app.

Best to stick with zips.

[Paul]

Self-extracting archives can not be used on different operating systems. So a Mac self-extractor won't work on Windows and the other way round Windows self-extractors won't work on a Mac. It's probably best to follow Tom's advice and use regular zip files.

[Smash]

ah ha!thank you sirs.Unfortunately, while I can decompress .zip files I havn't figured out how to make them yet.I can only make .hqx so far.
Back to drawing board

thnx again

[granite00]

I'm using Netscape and can't even download the file. It just opens another window filled with nonsensical characters.

[Smash]

did you right or option click?

anyway I have more to learn.I changed it to .hqx

[finbar]

Keep up the schooling, Smash, you'll be Brian Reynolds in your next life.

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[Paul]

After doing a search on www.download.com I found Aladdin Expander which can handle those hqx files. I suggest you also take a look there; maybe they have a Mac program there that can make zips.

[granite00]

quote: Originally posted by Smash on 06-01-2000 08:24 PM did you right or option click? anyway I have more to learn.I changed it to .hqx

I did both.

[Paul]

I don't know everything zbout zip files, but as far as I know zip is a standard format, so if you make a zip file with pkzip you can unzip it with any unzip program. If you want to be sure that it works you can download it and make a test zip. You could then mail it to me or post a download link here and I'll see if it works.

[Smash]

argh!the saga continues.Much hair pulling and baseball bat fingering but I have something called smartzip.So I change it once again.Now it is zip.I have no idea whether it works or not.Course since its the weekend angelfire is busy now but it SHOULD work damit

www.angelfire.com/wa2/smashdamit/downloads/ming.zip

[Smash]

thnx Paul.I had a look and there is indeed some utilities available.

There is MacZip which requires me to send $15 to get the code that zip uses or something like that.

Then there is PKzip.How common is pkzip?It says others MUST have pkzip to unzip