.swf files?

I have several emails which show small motion pics
but they do not appear to be file attachments. Are these
..swf files and can I copy them?

I want to delete the emails but move the motion
clips in the MS clip gallery.

PL

 

What are the file extensions?

 

They are probably GIF files.
Right-click on it and choose Save Picture As>
Select the location to save the file and click Save.

 

Are these animations in HTML mail, or attachments?
If they are in HTML mail, they may be animated .gif files.
Can you be more specific, as saving attachments may
be hazardous?

 

*.swf are are Macromedia flash files
You need the flash player and or Plugin for your browser...

However if you don't know who the are from I would just delete them

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View message source. You'll see exactly what they are.

 

| "PL+CL" wrote:
| > I have several emails which show small motion pics
| > but they do not appear to be file attachments. Are these
| > .swf files and can I copy them?

"Liz" replied...
| They are probably GIF files.
| Right-click on it and choose Save Picture As>
| Select the location to save the file and click Save.

Thanks Liz, I've tried that but they can only be saved as .bmp
files which loses the motion.

Pauline

 

PL wrote:
| > I want to delete the emails but move the motion
| > clips in the MS clip gallery.

"Mike0000" replied...
| View message source. You'll see exactly what they are.

Thanks Mike for the clue: they are .gif files.

Pauline

 

PL wrote...
| >I want to delete the emails but move the motion
| >clips in the MS clip gallery.

"°Mike°" replied...
| Are these animations in HTML mail, or attachments?
| If they are in HTML mail, they may be animated .gif files.
| Can you be more specific, as saving attachments may
| be hazardous?

Thanks °Mike°. Yes, I think they must be HTML animated
..gif files.

The attachments are not the usual sort: i.e. they appear
at the top of the email and are _motion_ clips. They
are _not_ marked on the unopened mail as a paperclip.

Message source says they are .gif files: e.g.
......Content-Type: image/gif
name: "dragon.gif"
Content Transfer-Encoding: base64.........

I have searched all Temp Internet files and for *.gif files
and cannot find them under their message source name
(although their are a lot of .gif files with only a number).
I have also looked in the backgrounds' folder.

HTH to clarify.

Pauline

 

PL+CL said:

If you want a copy of those files, edit the html and browse to the path shown in
the html.

 

Didn't see OP but if they're animated GIF's and you have saved them open
them in IE to see the animation. Opening in a graphics program you will
only see the first still frame. If you have Paint Shop Pro you can open
them in Animation Shop and see how they're made up.

 

You should be able to right click and save, as Liz suggested.
Are these .gifs available when you are not on-line - in other
words, are the images linked to on the net?

The problem with OE is that it stores all of it's data in .dbx
files, so you won't actually see them by searching your
drive.

If you only get the .bmp option, as you mentioned in another
post, close Internet Explorer and empty your temporary
internet files from Control Panel / Internet Options - include
all offline content.

 

| > PL wrote...
| > Message source says they are .gif files: e.g.
| > .....Content-Type: image/gif
| > name: "dragon.gif"
| > Content Transfer-Encoding: base64.........
| >
| > I have searched all Temp Internet files and for *.gif files
| > and cannot find them under their message source name
| > (although their are a lot of .gif files with only a number).
| > I have also looked in the backgrounds' folder.

"Brian H¹©" replied...
|
| If you want a copy of those files, edit the html and browse
| to the path shown in the html.

Thanks Brian.

The picture details appear as a long coded name
without a file extension.

Pauline

 

Thanks for _all_ the replies.

Following the clues I have discovered how to save the
motion pics. After opening the email:
File>Save as Stationery.....the file then can be saved
as a HTML file and also automatically appears as a .gif file
in the stationery folder.

Cheers,
Pauline