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From: Jason S on 30 Jun 2010 00:10 On 2010-06-28 23:00:26 -0400, Mel Comisarow said: > I had a bunch of x-rays done for my cat and the veterinarian returned a > cd containing a bunch of files with a .dll suffix and a file with an > .exe suffix, which presumably is a Windows program. The Finder says > each .dll file is a "Windows dynamic link library". How can I read these > .dll files on my Mac? Thanks. Why does this sound way more complicated than it probably is? And why on earth does your veterinarian put the images in a windows executable file? Why not just put the images in folders as PNG or JPG or something easily accessible? inb4 something special -- Jason
From: Barry Margolin on 30 Jun 2010 00:30 In article <melcom-2A4226.20002628062010(a)newsfarm.iad.highwinds-media.com>, Mel Comisarow <melcom(a)shaw.ca> wrote: > I had a bunch of x-rays done for my cat and the veterinarian returned a > cd containing a bunch of files with a .dll suffix and a file with an > .exe suffix, which presumably is a Windows program. The Finder says > each .dll file is a "Windows dynamic link library". How can I read these > .dll files on my Mac? Thanks. You don't "read" DLL files. .exe and .dll files are Windows programs. The .exe is an application, and the .dll's are libraries used by the application. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: John Albert on 30 Jun 2010 00:53 "I had a bunch of x-rays done for my cat and the veterinarian returned a cd containing a bunch of files with a .dll suffix and a file with an ..exe suffix, which presumably is a Windows program. The Finder says each .dll file is a "Windows dynamic link library". How can I read these ..dll files on my Mac? Thanks." I was in a similar situation last year when I slipped and ended up with a distal radius fracture. I later went to the hospitals x-ray library and asked for CD with my xrays on it. When they gave it to me, I asked if it was readable on Macs, and the guy said, "no, PCs only". I took the CD anyway. Try this: - I suggest you download "Graphic Converter" if you don't already have it. - Mount the CD on the desktop. Ignore the ".exe" apps, etc. - You will need to navigate to the folders on the CD that contain the actual xray images. The folder may have a number such as "9929" or something along that line. It may be visible at the "top level" of files/folders on the CD - Inside the folder may be more subfolders, each containing a numbered image, representing either an xray or scanned document - Select the desired image and "drag and drop it" into Graphic Converter. - GC [hopefully] will convert the image and display it. - The image can be viewed, cropped, or saved into another format It worked for me. I printed out an instruction sheet on how I did it, and took it back to the xray lab at the hospital, as an "info sheet" for other Mac users they encountered. They seemed quite happy about that! - John
From: Wes Groleau on 30 Jun 2010 06:52 On 06-30-2010 00:10, Jason S wrote: > ... And why on > earth does your veterinarian put the images in a windows executable > file? ... He doesn't. The maker of the x-ray equipment does. -- Wes Groleau Promote multi-use trails in northeast Indiana! http://www.NorthwestAllenTrails.org/
From: Tom Stiller on 30 Jun 2010 07:08
In article <20100630001001441-jasonsavlov(a)mecom>, Jason S <jasonsavlov(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-28 23:00:26 -0400, Mel Comisarow said: > > > I had a bunch of x-rays done for my cat and the veterinarian returned a > > cd containing a bunch of files with a .dll suffix and a file with an > > .exe suffix, which presumably is a Windows program. The Finder says > > each .dll file is a "Windows dynamic link library". How can I read these > > .dll files on my Mac? Thanks. > > Why does this sound way more complicated than it probably is? And why > on earth does your veterinarian put the images in a windows executable > file? Why not just put the images in folders as PNG or JPG or something > easily accessible? > PNG is OK but why would one store X-ray images in a lossy image format like JPG? -- Tom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF |