Need some help with board files for ASL for Fun.

[Smedley]

How do I get the zip file downloaded from the ASL for Fun maps section to work? I get a zip file which I unzip and then I have a folder with a .gif and a data file. I am using Windows 10.

Rob

 

[George Kelln]

How do I get the zip file downloaded from the ASL for Fun maps section to work? I get a zip file which I unzip and then I have a folder with a .gif and a data file. I am using Windows 10.

Rob

The files are VASL files. You have to open with VASL.

 

[Sparafucil3]

How do I get the zip file downloaded from the ASL for Fun maps section to work? I get a zip file which I unzip and then I have a folder with a .gif and a data file. I am using Windows 10.

Rob

Sometimes, your PC/Mac recognizes they are zip files and helpfully appends a .zip to the end. To make them work, just remove the ".zip" from the end and place it in your board directory. It should work fine then. -- jim

 

[Smedley]

My problem is that I don't know how to change a folder to a file. Forgive my stupidity, but I need a little more detail on how to do this.

Rob

 

[zgrose]

Right-click the link, choose Save link as (or whatever it's equivalent shows as) and when you see it say bdWhatever.zip in the dialog, delete the .zip in the name and set to all files.

There are other ways, but this is probably the easiest to follow.

 

[Smedley]

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Right-click the link, choose Save link as (or whatever it's equivalent shows as) and when you see it say bdWhatever.zip in the dialog, delete the .zip in the name and set to all files.

There are other ways, but this is probably the easiest to follow.


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I have tried this. It still reverts to a zip file.

Rob

 

[Sparafucil3]

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I have tried this. It still reverts to a zip file.

Rob

Open file explore. Click on the three dots. Select options. Make sure "Hide Extensions for Know File Types" is unchecked. You may think you have changed the extension when in actual fact, Windows is protecting you from yourself.

If you want to hop onto Discord, we can try to sort you out directly. -- jim

 

[Smedley]

Open file explore. Click on the three dots. Select options. Make sure "Hide Extensions for Know File Types" is unchecked. You may think you have changed the extension when in actual fact, Windows is protecting you from yourself.

If you want to hop onto Discord, we can try to sort you out directly. -- jim

Thanks Jim, that was the trouble. All set now.

Rob