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Posted 8/2/2003 2:57 PM


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Hi: I downloaded a "video" and it is in


 a "Batch" file. How do I"open" a "Batch" file?? It is a 4MB mpeg. I haven't a clue!



 

 

 

 

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Batch files have the extension ".bat" and are executable by double-clicking them, just as is the case with any executable file (.bat, .exe, .com).

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QUOTE=Allan]Batch files have the extension ".bat" and are executable by double-clicking them, just as is the case with any executable file (.bat, .exe, .com).[/QUOTE]


Hi  Allen: When I click the file , all I see is a flash of "commands" on a DOS screen. The screen only appears for an instant. I see the message"The system  cannot find the file"!



 

 

 

 

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Paul I don't like the sound of this, what do you mean batch file that is a video?, can you right click the batch file, select edit, then copy and paste the info here?



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[QUOTE=j79zlr]Paul I don't like the sound of this, what do you mean batch file that is a video?, can you right click the batch file, select edit, then copy and paste the info here?[/QUOTE]


When I click"Edit" it opens in "Notepad"! I can't copy from notepad.



 

 

 

 

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sure you can highlight the text and hit copy



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How does a MPEG play in a batch file? I never heard of such things


 




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Does the file's extension look like this:


moviename.avi.exe


If so....rename the file's extension to avi or mpeg.


It should look like this:


moviename.avi


or


moviename.mpg 






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