Can't open .bin file on Windows platform??

[fracheng]

Dear all,

I just received an email from my client (Mac)which attached a .bin file. (he said that's image file). I'm using Windows 2000 as operation system, how can i open such file?

Is there any program that can allow me to open such file on windows platform?

Thanks in advance!

Francis

 

[jimbopalmer]

If by image you mean picture, then JPG and GIF are the most common and platform agnostic types. if he needs help to make JPGs or GIFs, Graphic Converter is shareware at

http://www.lemkesoft.com

if he has a Mac, he needs it anyways.

If by Image he means a program or image of a diskette or CD, programs for the Mac won't ever work on a PC, and I won't help copy them between users anyway.

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[fracheng]

Thanks your quick reply.

As i'm not familiar with Mac. Please tell me is .bin compress format in Mac environment? is there any way that allow me to open such format (.bin) in Windows environment?

Francis

 

[jimbopalmer]

there are .bin files that Stuffit opens, but usually they are .sit Stuffit expander is avilaable for windows

http://www.stuffit.com/win/expander/index.html

I tried to remain child-like, all I acheived was childish.

 

[tomatej]

also try simply rename, instead of .bin put .jpg,.gif, or ask your client which format was it and use propper extention.

...don't take it too seriously

 

[jimoblak]

Yes - this is a compressed file like a ZIP file. Use Stuffit Expander as jimbopalmer notes.

Mac users will distribute files on the net as a compressed archive (HQX, BIN, SIT, ZIP). All of these can be expanded with Stuffit Expander. They often compress these files into a tidy package because Mac OS uses 2 components in every file. These components often get lost/separated on their trip through the net. You may find an extra file in your BIN archive that is less than a couple kilobytes. It is trash on a Windows system - - ignore it.

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[maxformed]

fracheng -

It's a relatively inexpensive purchase

http://www.stuffit.com/win/index.html

Max

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[jimoblak]

Poo on purchase. Isn't Expander free? That's all that is really needed.

StuffIt Expander - FREE Expansion and Decoding Only

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[maxformed]

Good point, jimoblak. And if it needs to be repacked and sent back, maybe francheng already has winzip.

Max

http://artechllc.com

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[jimoblak]

Winzip costs money.

Check out iceows.com for free zipping on Windows. I don't see why WinZip is so popular with all of the freeware out there.

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[MAKINNA]

Hello, .BIN files, are not stuffit compression files, they are image files, which means, it is an exact copy of a CD, DVD, or ZIP disk

all you need is a Mac, , then any version of TOAST, burner program, or
DISK COPY, in all MAC OS versions before PANTHER:

1- Open Toast
2- Select the option MOUNT DISC IMAGE, (utilities menu)
3- look for the .bin file
4- voila, you'll have a cd image on the desktop
5- BURN IT, or just open it!

now, in the PC world, i guess, NERO CD BURNER, should do something like that, but, i haven't tried yet!

by the way, STUFFIT says "ERROR: the Stuffit application is not able to open this file, it doesnt appear to be compressed or encoded"

i hope this helps, or too late?

 

[jimoblak]

You are right that BIN files can be disk images... but not all the time. Some files on the internet are packaged in BIN MacBinary files, which can be opened in Stuffit Expander.

See

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=bin

for more info

The original post is a bit confusing when it says image. Does fracheng mean a disk image or graphic image?

If we were to assume it was a Mac disk image, fracheng would still be up the creek trying to use the disk image contents on a Windows machine.

We can assume that fracheng is working with a graphic image file since all Mac users are tree-hugging, sandal-wearing artists and no Mac user has the technical saavy to create BIN disk images.

The stuffit error you mention can appear if the BIN file was trasnferred in ASCII mode. BIN files must always be transferred in BINARY mode. They can also be MIME encoded to text for email transfer.

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