BFD ending?

[CypressX15]

every time i try to dl a map or the map editor, it goes through the process and i dl the entire thing (under "Run this file from this location") When it finishes downloading, it opens Adobe acrobat reader briefly, then an error message appears containing something along the lines of "Error, File does not begin with .Bfd" How can i fix this or what steps should i take to solve it?

[Desert_Eagle25]

click "save to disk" and save it on your desktop.once it done open it.

[CypressX15]

I saved it to my desktop, but when i try and open it, it still gives me the message "Error, file does not begin with %PDF." What can i do to open it?

[Nyarlathotep]

Could be that the file is corrupt. Have you tried opening another file with the same extension ?

[CypressX15]

I dont have any other files that begin with %PFD., but adobe seems to open other files just fine, this does this everytime i dl a map or the map editor, is there a way i could change the file ending to fit what adobe needs to read it as?

[Desert_Eagle25]

PDF..?!

why didn't u say? that means Adobe Acrobat Reader, or PhotoDeluxe...use one of those graph proggies to open it

[gunner154]

PDF extensions are normally opened by the Adobe Acrobat reader.

[CypressX15]

but that's the thing, when i try to open it, it auto. brings me to adobe, which then says the file does not begin with %pdf..

[Desert_Eagle25]

ummm..when u highlight it, does it show it's extension? if it does then rename the extension to .pdf and then open ADobe Acrobat, go to file, open then open the file. If it still doesn't wurk, then rename back to it's old extension

[Gobalopper]

If you are downloading Emperor maps they should be in .cmf format not pdf...

I'm guessing your file associations are screwed up and that causes Windows to load the wrong programs when opening certain file types.

[CypressX15]

I ran the defrag and the system cleanup, and it says all the files are in working order, how would i go about fixing this?

[Nyarlathotep]

Have you tried to open any another .pdf file ?

[CypressX15]

yeah, they all open fine, for all the graphing progs., but for some reason this map just won't open for me.

[Nyarlathotep]

hum, seems to me an issue with the map you're trying to download.

Is it with all maps ?

[CypressX15]

all maps, including the ones i make myself, and any i dl from the map packs or just the maps you guys have in the vault.

[Nyarlathotep]

As Gob said, the maps should be in .cmf format..

what extensions do the files have ? HAve you tried to change them to the correct extension ?

Also, have you checked for any viruses on your computer (with a recent scanner) ?

[CypressX15]

I've got norton 02, with all the recent updates and a network firewall, 128bit..i don't think we have ne viruses, the extensions still don't work when i change the to correct because then adobe says it doesn't recognize the file..which programs do you guys use when you open up your maps?

[Gobalopper]

If the file ends in a .cmf format you have to use Map Packer and open them from there. Just put the maps in your CMaps folder and then tell the program to look there and you can open them directly from the program.