I *love* firebird ...
Raj
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jesse, Rich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 3:55 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: download metalink articles - save target as
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 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]&@#% 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
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech Inc, Sussex, WI USA
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:45 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
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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