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Mac Forum / Country Specific / UK Mac Group / May 2008Word document with embedded file
I've been sent a Word document with an embedded file. The instructions from the sender are "Replace the file libjdic.jnilib (copy it out of the Word document) in the 'lib' directory with the file attached below." If I highlight the file icon in the Word document and copy it, I get "Clipboard contents: unknown" and pasting to Finder doesn't work. If I drag the icon from the document to Finder I get a picture clipping, though the size (736KB) is way too high for a little picture clipping. If, in Word, I highlight the icon and Control-click, Word tells me it's an "Unknown Object". If, in Word, I double-click the icon, Word tells me "Word cannot locate the server application for Package objects." This document is from a government department (Revenue Commissioners) so it's almost certain that it issued from a Windows machine. Anyone know of a way to extract this file?  SignatureMichael mhphillips at gmail dot com > I've been sent a Word document with an embedded file. The instructions from > the sender are "Replace the file libjdic.jnilib (copy it out of the Word > document) in the 'lib' directory with the file attached below." I think you are being phished. > If I highlight the file icon in the Word document and copy it, I get > "Clipboard contents: unknown" and pasting to Finder doesn't work. That filename is used by the JDICPlus open source project and it does not seem a likely thing to be distributed by a "Revenue Commissioner" in a Word document. It seems to be part of a Java webkit library. As a wild guess, such a library, of such doubtful provenance, would not improve the health of your machine if you were able to install it. > If I drag the icon from the document to Finder I get a picture clipping, > though the size (736KB) is way too high for a little picture clipping. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > This document is from a government department (Revenue Commissioners) so it's > almost certain that it issued from a Windows machine. Not one belonging to a government department, nor with the owner's knowledge? > Anyone know of a way to extract this file? Don't, until you check the provenance of it *very* carefully. SignatureTo de-mung my e-mail address:- fsnospam$elliott$$ PGP Fingerprint: 1A96 3CF7 637F 896B C810 E199 7E5C A9E4 8E59 E248 >> Anyone know of a way to extract this file? > Don't, until you check the provenance of it *very* carefully. My l33t Wrd skillz are weak today, because I couldn't even *create* a Word 2004 document containing an alien file, let alone pull a file from such a document. With Insert > File Word wants to convert the chosen file into something, and with Insert > Object Word only allows Office-type things. Cheers, Chris >>> Anyone know of a way to extract this file? >> Don't, until you check the provenance of it *very* carefully. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >file into something, and with Insert > Object Word only allows >Office-type things. Yep, that's Mac Word for you. 2008 is the same. Which bloody irritating, frankly - I tend to wrote docs with embedded Project files, and I have to use Word 2007/Win to put them in. Cheers - Jaimie Signature"In the beginning, there was nothing, which exploded." Terry Pratchett >> I've been sent a Word document with an embedded file. The instructions from >> the sender are "Replace the file libjdic.jnilib (copy it out of the Word >> document) in the 'lib' directory with the file attached below." > I think you are being phished. No, it's definitely kosher. The Revenue Commissioners (Ireland) supply an application for completing tax returns offline and then uploading the completed form to their site. One of the forms doesn't work with Macs. I asked for a fix and they sent me the Word document with the embedded file. I've asked them to send it in a different format but no response has yet come. SignatureMichael mhphillips at gmail dot com > Anyone know of a way to extract this file? Filejuicer: <http://echoone.com/filejuicer/> SignatureCheers Martin >> Anyone know of a way to extract this file? > > Filejuicer: > <http://echoone.com/filejuicer/> Didn't work, sorry to say. It found three text files and a WMF. SignatureMichael mhphillips at gmail dot com |
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