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Tricia L.C. Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 12:37 AM Hi all, I seem to be having a bit of trouble viewing my mandatory script. I have Adobe Acrobat 4.0. I am also not very handy with computers. I seem to have the tendency to know just enough to get myself into trouble. Can anyone please help me. Thanks IP: Logged
Stillwater Member	posted 10-02-2000 12:50 AM Most of the time Acrobat will just bring it up in your browser when you click on the link to it. Explain your problem in a little more detail (i.e. what you're doing, what it's doing) and I can help you further. IP: Logged
Tricia L.C. Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 12:54 AM Alright Stillwater, here it is. I'm just at my greenlight page and I click on the read button. the next screen i get is a completely white screen void of words except a little tiny icon. I click on that and it says that i do not have the program to open the file IP: Logged
Stillwater Member	posted 10-02-2000 01:00 AM Well, I just checked and the other members here are saying it's happening all over the place. So since the same thing happens so much, I think it's just a problem with the site itself, much like the contestants' troubles with getting their own script to review instead of one at random. Apparently there are a few bugs in the system... IP: Logged
Tricia L.C. Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 01:01 AM Thanks for the help, hopefully the matter will be solved shortly, in the meantime I guess I'll just wait. Thanks. IP: Logged
Jimmy James Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 07:38 AM quote: Originally posted by Stillwater: Most of the time Acrobat will just bring it up in your browser when you click on the link to it. Explain your problem in a little more detail (i.e. what you're doing, what it's doing) and I can help you further. Stillwater you seem like a very level headed individual and very helpful. Kudos my good man. I like the cut of your jib. IP: Logged
Second Rising Sun Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 11:40 AM About Adobe. I think it would be automatic if you have it. I also think you can download upgrades or stuff. I think it is a greenlight problemo, seniorita. I had no problem with the Good Will Huntings' 20 pages on the main thing. How does a regular guy like me, over flowing with machismo and brutal honesty get into reading a judging these screen plays? IP: Logged
DimitriL Member	posted 10-02-2000 12:46 PM Well, tip number one is to first put away the machete. (Thus endeth my sage advice for the day.) Dimitri IP: Logged
magicalcat Member	posted 10-02-2000 02:48 PM Dear Second Rising Sun, Yikes!! (just kidding) Uh, if I may offer a suggestion... remember to always focus on the positive first-- what you liked about a script-- before getting into the constructive criticism. Sincerely, mc :-) IP: Logged
The Hal Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 03:39 PM Tricia, Not sure if this is the problem, but just yesterday I downloaded and installed Acrobat 4.0 and when I accessed the script I am supposed to review, it opened just fine in Netscape version 4.6. Maybe you need the new version to open the scripts. You can get the free Adobe reader at this url... http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html Hope this helps The Hal IP: Logged
courtbrewer Junior Member	posted 10-02-2000 04:17 PM Hal, thanks for the info I was also having the same problem Tracia was having. IP: Logged
Tricia L.C. Junior Member	posted 10-03-2000 01:53 AM Thank You All for such sound advice. Finally have my script and I am enjoying it. How's it going for everyone else? IP: Logged
vagabond76 Member	posted 10-03-2000 06:41 AM I'm still having that difficulty. I'm working on getting the new Adobe from that link so we'll see what happens. Thanks. IP: Logged
davout Member	posted 10-03-2000 08:28 AM <<<<<Originally posted by vagabond76: I'm still having that difficulty. I'm working on getting the new Adobe from that link so we'll see what happens. Thanks.>>>>> Try renaming the suffix on the file from ".asp" to ".pdf" which is what most Reader programs on PCs seem to need in order to read the file. Davout IP: Logged

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