Attachments don't automatically open from Eudora

[smeyers]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar)
Processor: Power PC

I just installed the newest update to MS Word 2008 for Mac and I now have a problem.

I use Eudora for email and I often receive MS Word attachments. In the past, double-clicking on the attachment icon automatically opened the particular MS Word document. Now, it only opens MS Word (a new blank document), but it doesn't open the particular file that I received and has been placed in my Eudora attachments folder.

I have verified that the attachments are still being placed in the same folder, but MS Word isn't automatically finding them.

Any suggestions on what to do?

Many thanks,
Steve

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Hi Steve,

It's a known issue--when you use File | Open from within Word, then they
will open fine, and once you make any edit and resave them, they will
double-click fine again. It's caused by Eudora (and some other programs)
assigning a file type from Office 6 to attachments, and SP1 installed a
security fix so that double-clicking documents with very old file types
no longer works. You can complain to MS by using Help | Send Feedback in
any app.

Corentin Cras-Meneur has a script here:
http://www.cortig.net/wordpress/?p=175

That I believe you can install, attach to the location Eudora uses to
place attachments, and have it automatically reset the file type.
However, I don't think that will allow you to double-click directly from
your email, just to avoid using File | Open. Not sure, haven't tested it
myself.

 

[CyberTaz]

Hi Steve -

This is a subject that has been beaten to death in this group & elsewhere
since SP 1 was released, so search the group if you are interested in the
myriad opinions, attitudes & allegations

If you just want results, simply use Word's File> Open command (Command+O)
to navigate to & open the file. You should have no problem in doing so. Then
do either of 2 things:

1- Make any kind of change in the doc (which you can edit out but don't
Undo), then save the file as usual. Alternatively...

2- Open the file as above & use Save As to create a new file, then delete
the original.


Either way, from there on you'll be able to open the file by double-clicking
the document icon in a Finder window or on the desktop.

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac