[FX.php List] [OFF] Trouble with clients trying to download DOCX files from web server

[Gjermund Gusland Thorsen]

I do not think you see the nature of the problem.

The entire problem is described in the following sentence: For the
extension to be handled correctly in a browser, you have to have an
application assigned to it.

ggt

2007/12/30, Bob Patin <bob at patin.com>:
> Hi,
>
> Thanks, but my Leopard machine, which is totally Microsoft-free, deals with
> the download fine. However, my client, who DOES have MS Word on his Mac, is
> running Tiger, and he was having trouble.
>
> Frustrating...
>
> BP
>
>
>
>
>
> On Dec 30, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Andy Walz wrote:
> Bob-  I'm not sure if this will be helpful but as I understand it, for Macs
> that do not have MS Office 2008 for Mac you need this plug-in in order use
> .docx, .pptx, or any of the new MS file types at all.
>
>
> http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/system_disk_utilities/microsoftofficeopenxmlfileformatconverter.html
> or
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2004/converterbeta_0_2.xml
>
> Gotta love Microsoft!
> Andy
>
>
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