RE: download metalink articles - save target as

And easier way is to use a Netscape browser and the "Save Frame As..." option.

Andy Rivenes

At 04:24 AM 9/23/2003 -0800, Boivin, Patrice J wrote:
>The grueling method is...
>
>grab the header, copy paste it into notepad.exe. That strips the weird
>formatting out of it.
>
>Grab the body text, but not all the way down, try to guess where the body
>text frame ends and stop just before that. It may take a few tries to find
>exactly where.
>
>copy paste into Wordpad.exe.
>
>Then, take the header info from notepad and insert it in wordpad just before
>the body text.
>
>close notepad.exe.
>
>You can now save the text that is in wordpad.
>
>What a rigmarole.
>
>Patrice.
>
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>
>MS Outlook a.k.a Outhouse Mail.
>
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>
>Paula,
>
>I think the problem may lie in MetaLink's use of the icky icky frame
>construct (See http://www.useit.com/ for explanation of why frames are bad
>and aren't even needed). You don't say what browser you're using, but I can
>guess. Toss out that virus-toting piece of dung, IEeeeeeee. Actually, keep
>it on your system, but make sure you have "Work Offline" checked before
>closing it for the last time. That way, your MS Outlook (Lookout!) mail
>won't be able to automatically retrieve junk off of the web when you preview
>or read messages. This will help keep your spam count low.
>
>So, in Mozilla (or other Gecko variant like Firebird or perhaps even
>Netscape) or Opera 7.2.0, right click on the link to the article you want.
>In the popup menu that appears, choose "Open link in another tab" or "Open
>link in another window" or whatever option you have. With the link in it's
>own space, you should be able to figure out how to save the article locally.
>One thing to watch for when using this technique is that the MetaLink pages
>are often coded to open new links in a frame (%^$#@^&@#% frames!) from your
>original MetaLink window/tab, unless you right-click every link into a new
>window/tab. Mozilla and it's variants also offer a middle-click to
>automagically pop the link into a new window/tab.
>
>These other browsers have the nice intended effect of being available on
>multiple platforms, so you have the ability to call up MetaLink without
>needing an MS Windohs box. :)
>
>HTH! GL!
>Rich
>
>Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator
>rjesse_at_qtiworld.com Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA
>
>
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>
>When I right click on a metalink article to try to save it to a local
>directory and use save target as - it only provides a blank file. What's
>the easiest way to save these files locally? I want to because sometimes
>the more useful ones go away.
>Thanks,
>Paula
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