Keshav Bhat asks:
There is a web based application that downloads PDF files with a .do file extension. Preview on Mac will not allow me to open, unless I change the extension to PDF.
Can I use Automator to change the extension of every file I download with .do extension immediately to a .pdf file extension?
Browser: Firefox 16
System: Mac
Tagged: .pdf, automator, file extension, mac tips, rename file, software tips
System: Mac
Tagged: .pdf, automator, file extension, mac tips, rename file, software tips
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Yiz Borol
October 31, 2012Have you tried?
What are your results?
Naveen Kumar
November 1, 2012not yet tried . try it if you want to
susendeep dutta
November 1, 2012How to Change a File Extension Batch on a Mac -
http://www.ehow.com/how_6193238_change-file-extension-batch-mac.html
You can also use script which is present in the link below for Automator (see under 5 – 9. Automator Actions For Web Designers)-
http://maketecheasier.com/20-useful-automator-scripts-for-mac-os-x/2008/12/08
ha14
November 1, 2012Web-based Java program run by a Web server that supports Java, such as Tomcat or IBM WebSphere; typically mapped to the Struts controller, which processes the file; used for generating dynamic Web pages.
Some webinar programs may generate DO files that are formatted as .VCS files. Changing the file extension to “.vcs” may allow these files to be imported into various scheduling programs.
NOTE: The “.do” extension may also be a URL mapping scheme for a Web application and not a file extension. For example, the Struts framework often uses the “.do” string for mapping Java servlet actions in the web.xml configuration file.
The file extension is for Java servlets
*.do URLs may not even refer to files at all! It depend on how the server is configured.
open in preview, internet browser (Safari, Firefox…) perhaps You need the full URL (host and path) then you can open it in a web browser. If you can open in web browser then save/print it as PDF.
Erlis Dhima
November 1, 2012Probably it’s what ha14 said! But if you have tried renaming the downloaded files, and they worked, then do a manual renaming.. Bear with it!
Vivek Kumar Yadav
November 6, 2012yes you can but it ll not change the properties of the file…you have to use file converter to get proper results…
Vivek Kumar Yadav
December 16, 2012yes you can but you will not get the desired result…it will change the extension only…properties ll remain intact