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Hi, I had a customer send me an eps file so I could cut out the clipart for his sign. When I try to open it , it says "%1 is not a valid Win32 application. I tried to save it and then import and it won't import either. Any help? Thanks!
-------------------- Mary Wallace Unique DeSigns #1 Industrial Drive Vandalia, MO 63382 mwallace@vandaliamo.net Posts: 26 | From: Missouri | Registered: Mar 2004
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Most programs you must import an eps file, rather than trying to open it.
-------------------- Mark Kottwitz Kottwitz Graphics Ridgely, MD www.SeeMySignWork.com -------------------------- Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein Posts: 746 | From: Ridgely, MD | Registered: Oct 2000
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I am using Flexi-Sign 7.6. I saved the file to my hard drive and tried to import but says file format not supported. I usually use eps files. She did say it was an illustrator eps file. Would that make a difference? What other format would work for me?
Thanks, Mary
-------------------- Mary Wallace Unique DeSigns #1 Industrial Drive Vandalia, MO 63382 mwallace@vandaliamo.net Posts: 26 | From: Missouri | Registered: Mar 2004
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Have you tried to import it into Flexi? or are you trying to open it with flexi.
I have imported many .eps files into flexi before without any issues.
-------------------- Brian Ooms for CVD -Custom Vinyl Designs Merrillville, In Posts: 244 | From: Merrillville, IN | Registered: Dec 1998
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What I have done is right click and select "save as" I save it on the hard drive and then try to import it into my flexi file. Could there be an issue with a fire wall? I don't know much about that but just a thought as to why it says it is not supported.
-------------------- Mary Wallace Unique DeSigns #1 Industrial Drive Vandalia, MO 63382 mwallace@vandaliamo.net Posts: 26 | From: Missouri | Registered: Mar 2004
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No, not a firewall issue. can you see the filename, and the extension?
Like Name.eps ? I wonder if the extension is incorrect. Make sure the file extension is eps.
-------------------- Brian Ooms for CVD -Custom Vinyl Designs Merrillville, In Posts: 244 | From: Merrillville, IN | Registered: Dec 1998
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It's possible the file was created with more recent Illy than your import filters can recognize. Send the file to me and I'll see if I can open or import it and back save it to Flexi 7.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5092 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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If they have CS2 or CS3, ask them to save it in "Legacy Format", which will probably confuse them to no end. That saves it as an Illustrator 10 or below file, rather than CS2 or CS3. I think the above terminology is accurate--someone please correct me if I've stated it wrong. I only use CS2 for file opening purposes. I've used Corel since version 2 and am much more familiar with it.
What you sent me was two files with identical names but different sizes. The larger size file imported into CS2, Corel X3 and X4, and Flexi 8. The small one just generated error messages. I've noticed the files I get from ad agencies are often that way, in pairs. I've learned just to work with the larger one.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5092 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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