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From: MGRJTC@ROSEVC.Rose-Hulman.EDU ("Jerrod T. Carter, Asst. Manager")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: File types - Problem with downloads
Message-ID: <8906251935.aa23748@SMOKE.BRL.MIL>
Date: 25 Jun 89 15:12:00 GMT
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>>When I download a EXEcable file and EXEC it, it makes a BIN type file
>>instead of a SYS type.
>>
>>This means I cannot run it :-(
>
>If you EXEC and don't get the message "<programname> Saved" when the
>EXEC completes, you might try
>
>CALL -151
>E00G
>
I had this problem too, and this answer was just what I needed.  Worked great.