[opensuse] mdi file format
My son had just the problem of opening a "mdi" file. this was very important because it was a subscription formulary to his university. seems like a new microsoft file format, near pdf (on XP, acrobat try to open then fails), M$office 2003 opens it I can send one file if you want (in PM) thanks jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 08 June 2007 08:56, jdd wrote:
My son had just the problem of opening a "mdi" file. this was very important because it was a subscription formulary to his university.
seems like a new microsoft file format, near pdf (on XP, acrobat try to open then fails), M$office 2003 opens it
PDF? I don't think so, unless they're using that suffix for two widely disparate file types: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HP062193601033.aspx http://filext.com/file-extension/MDI Try opening it in GIMP (possibly renaming it to something.tiff, first).
I can send one file if you want (in PM)
thanks jdd
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Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Friday 08 June 2007 08:56, jdd wrote:
My son had just the problem of opening a "mdi" file. this was very important because it was a subscription formulary to his university.
seems like a new microsoft file format, near pdf (on XP, acrobat try to open then fails), M$office 2003 opens it
PDF? I don't think so, unless they're using that suffix for two widely disparate file types:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HP062193601033.aspx http://filext.com/file-extension/MDI
on my XP, when clicking on the file, acrobat tried to open it.. so the gess
Try opening it in GIMP (possibly renaming it to something.tiff, first).
don't work. seems to be seen as a tiff file, but with an unknown compression sheme seems to have no linux reader for it's patented. M$ gives a free reader though, but not for Linux jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Friday 08 June 2007 10:50, jdd wrote:
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seems to have no linux reader for it's patented. M$ gives a free reader though, but not for Linux
I suppose there's some outside chance that their viewer will run under one of the emulators. And surely it will run in VMware, but that still requires a Windows installation (and license). There appear to be some other, third-party viewers and they might also work under an emulator.
jdd
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On Friday 08 June 2007 19:50, jdd wrote:
Randall R Schulz wrote:
On Friday 08 June 2007 08:56, jdd wrote:
My son had just the problem of opening a "mdi" file. this was very important because it was a subscription formulary to his university.
seems like a new microsoft file format, near pdf (on XP, acrobat try to open then fails), M$office 2003 opens it
PDF? I don't think so, unless they're using that suffix for two widely disparate file types:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HP062193601033.aspx http://filext.com/file-extension/MDI
on my XP, when clicking on the file, acrobat tried to open it.. so the gess
Try opening it in GIMP (possibly renaming it to something.tiff, first).
don't work. seems to be seen as a tiff file, but with an unknown compression sheme
seems to have no linux reader for it's patented. M$ gives a free reader though, but not for Linux
jdd
Have you googled about it? "Microsoft Document Imaging... it's included with Office 2003." Seems the same big ol'e fck as usual.. M$ inventing something to force all users to upgrade to latest and most expensive versions of their software... But have a peek at http://www.andrewconnell.com/blog/archive/2004/07/26/419.aspx The thread states a few hints -- /Rikard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- email : rikard.j@rikjoh.com web : http://www.rikjoh.com mob: : +46 (0)763 19 76 25 ------------------------ Public PGP fingerprint ---------------------------- < 15 28 DF 78 67 98 B2 16 1F D3 FD C5 59 D4 B6 78 46 1C EE 56 >
Rikard Johnels wrote:
Have you googled about it?
yes but nothing about Linux, neither OpenOffice can handle it :-(
Seems the same big ol'e fck as usual.. M$ inventing something to force all users to upgrade to latest and most expensive versions of their software...
yes. this was from a university subscribing program!! I wrote them to protest, will see the result :-( jdd -- http://www.dodin.net http://gourmandises.orangeblog.fr/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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