aspx files

aspx files are web forms created with Microsoft technology. Depending on how they were built, they may be able to be opened in any standard web browser, though it is possible to build ASP.NET forms that only work on Windows. Normally these files would only be hosted on a web server and not available standalone so there shouldn't be an issue of opening a .aspx file, per se.

How do you open aspx files on a Mac?

'open' in what respect?

In simplest terms they're just text files, so any text editor will do.

However I suspect you really mean how do you execute the code contained within the files, right?
In that case, you don't.

.aspx files are associated with Microsoft's .NET web environment - their proprietary alternative to Java, WebObjects, and other web technologies. It only runs on Windows servers (with some minor caveats via an open-source attempt to port the technology to run under Apache).

As a result, the only way to run the code is to install the .apsx files in a Windows server and access that server via your web browser.

It depends on what you're trying to do with that file.

One of my favorite streaming radio stations is 1.fm. Their stations are in the .aspx format. I was able to get them playing using the Flip4Mac plugin for my QuickTime player.

More details will help us help you.

~Lyssa

It looks to me like either the site isn't downloading the correct file or it, or your web browser, isn't correctly naming the file. If you can post the URL to the web site, perhaps we can take a look and see if we can find a solution for you.

OK, they have the site a bit badly coded. The file being downloaded is actually an Autodesk DWF file, though the site is not correctly naming the downloads (it does the same thing in IE on my Windows system, so it's definitely a site problem).

I've tried opening the file with McDwiff, the only freeware DWF viewer I can find, and it won't open those files, so it would appear that you'll have to use Autodesk's DWF Viewer on a Windows system to view them.

Regards.

So in this case I must use a Windows computer to view the file?

That would appear to the necessary, yes.

Is Autodesk's DWF Viewer part of Internet Explorer?

No, it's a separate product from Autodesk.

There is another solution here:

http://www.caddpower.com/cms/osxdwf.htm

I tried the Freewheel site and it didn't work either, but perhaps Adur would have better luck.

It looks to me one needs a login to access the map. Are these tax maps public domain somewhere?

You just click on the "Click Here for Public Access" button.

I successfully opened an .aspx file by doing the following:

Open the file with QuickTime Player (ctrl-click the file and select Open With, Other..., QuickTime Player);

If and when the file opens, select the File drop down menu in QuickTime Player and select Print (keyboard shortcut: command-P);

Click "PDF" in the printer window;

Select Save as PDF or Open PDF in Preview;

Your document should open as a PDF in Preview.

Hope this prevents a headache for someone...