Jerryws1431

Q: Opening file with ASPX extension

I should be able to open files with the .aspx extension authored by my bank. However, the file is grayed out when I attempt to do this. How fix?

MacBookPro Core Duo, Mac OS X (10.5.7), 2 GB RAM

Posted on Jul 25, 2010 1:36 PM

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Q: Opening file with ASPX extension

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  • by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit Jul 25, 2010 1:45 PM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 25, 2010 1:45 PM in response to Jerryws1431
    HI,

    See if you can open the file with either Adobe Reader or the Mac OS X Preview application.

    Try right or control clicking the file then change the extension to .pdf









    Carolyn
  • by Igor_G5,

    Igor_G5 Igor_G5 Jul 25, 2010 3:53 PM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 25, 2010 3:53 PM in response to Jerryws1431
    ASPX is a web code document. You should be able to open them with a text editor but all you will get is code.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASP.NET
  • by Jerryws1431,

    Jerryws1431 Jerryws1431 Jul 25, 2010 5:10 PM in response to Igor_G5
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    Jul 25, 2010 5:10 PM in response to Igor_G5
    Have tried all three suggested apps. Text Edit only opens a blank window. The other two do not open at all.
    Tried Firefox-got a blank page which is more than I got with Safari.
    Since aspx files are designed to open in a browser, either one of these should work.
  • by Igor_G5,

    Igor_G5 Igor_G5 Jul 29, 2010 7:33 AM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 29, 2010 7:33 AM in response to Jerryws1431
    Maybe try BBedit.
  • by Igor_G5,

    Igor_G5 Igor_G5 Jul 29, 2010 7:49 AM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 29, 2010 7:49 AM in response to Jerryws1431
  • by ~Bee,

    ~Bee ~Bee Jul 29, 2010 7:53 AM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 29, 2010 7:53 AM in response to Jerryws1431
    Jerry --

    Technically, any browser should open it.

    I found this:
    +Adobe Acrobat 9 will open .aspx files on Mac OS 10.+
    +When prompted to "save" or "open" the file, choose Adobe Acrobat to open.+

    You could do a "Get Info" on the file, (Apple Key along with the letter " i " key)
    Look where is will say "Open With" and then choose Acrobat Reader. See if that helps, as well.
  • by Igor_G5,

    Igor_G5 Igor_G5 Jul 29, 2010 8:07 AM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Jul 29, 2010 8:07 AM in response to Jerryws1431
    I read this in an old post:

    "I have had the same problem, and wondered why the download was not a pdf, so I tried changing .aspx to .pdf. This worked for me as far as viewing is concerned, (simply double click and it opens into AcrobatReader). However, my only priner is old and no drivers are avialble for OSX, so I have to transfer files to my old G3 for printing. That's where I hit trouble, because page printing info is apparently missing from an aspx converted in this way (although the file is still viewable). It may print using OSX.

    Apple really need to address this problem."

    I really loved the part about "Apple needs to address this problem"
  • by Joshrw1,

    Joshrw1 Joshrw1 Sep 27, 2010 8:27 AM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Sep 27, 2010 8:27 AM in response to Jerryws1431
    I just downloaded an aspx file from ebscohost (its a journal on health science) and I had to right click on the file > get info > then change the extension to .pdf. As soon as i did that it was viewable through quick look.
  • by ctfixer,

    ctfixer ctfixer Nov 29, 2010 11:15 AM in response to Joshrw1
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    Nov 29, 2010 11:15 AM in response to Joshrw1
    Hey group,

    Seen a lot of discussion on this topic. Believe it or not, just point the file type aspx to open with "QickTime Player" and viola! you will see the file content perfectly! No need to download, save and then change the file type! Enjoy...

    ctfixer
  • by Tim - HJ61,

    Tim - HJ61 Tim - HJ61 Dec 10, 2010 9:32 PM in response to ctfixer
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    Dec 10, 2010 9:32 PM in response to ctfixer
    QuickTime player doesn't work for me.

    The only option that does work for me is changing the extension to .pdf before trying to open it. Preview then opens it without fuss.

    Tim
  • by Tim - HJ61,

    Tim - HJ61 Tim - HJ61 Dec 10, 2010 9:38 PM in response to Tim - HJ61
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    Dec 10, 2010 9:38 PM in response to Tim - HJ61
    Folks,

    The other solution I have just discovered is that by right clicking on the link and selecting 'download linked file', the file appears in my Downloads folder with a .pdf extension such as ShowPage.aspx.pdf and opens in Preview, whereas if I simply click on the link it comes through as ShowPage.aspx

    This worked with a link embedded in an email from a trusted source and using Mail as the email client. Not sure if it will work elsewhere, but might help others

    tim
  • by pryall,

    pryall pryall Dec 11, 2015 1:16 PM in response to Jerryws1431
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    Dec 11, 2015 1:16 PM in response to Jerryws1431

    I received a file with a .aspx extension.

     

    None of Adobe Reader, Preview, Safari or Firefox would open it either by changing the extension or using "Open With..." (e.g., trying .pdf).

     

    Google Chrome opened it. It was an image.