Pinyin Chart

timspencer03
April 05, 2008, 02:14 PM posted in General Discussion
When i download the pinyin chart it won't open, it gives the message invalid file, any ideas?
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calkins
April 05, 2008, 03:43 PM

I believe the chart is Flash-based...I assume you have that installed on your computer. You can also open the pinyinchart.html file from within the downloaded folder - it should open the chart in your internet browser.

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timspencer03
April 05, 2008, 03:48 PM

Well..... yes i think i have downloaded it from the adobe site. what i do is click on the win file, if i try and open it comes up with the invalid file or if i download it to a folder and try to unzip it comes up with invalid file. Also the mouse over function on the flash cards does not work, but it does if i click on the speaker icon, maybe the two problems are connected

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calkins
April 05, 2008, 04:41 PM

I'm on a Mac, but I just downloaded the Windows version to see if I'd get the same problem. And I did. Got the following error message when trying to open the zip file: An error occurred attempting to expand 'pinyinchart_win.zip'. The archive may be damaged. Error #17537 So it looks like it's a CPod issue. Hopefully they'll be able to fix it for you. In the meantime, do what I tell everyone to do...burn your Windows-based PC and buy a Mac ;)

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bazza
April 05, 2008, 08:49 PM

I don't really get why the pinyin chart needs to be download only, surely it could just be on the page itself?

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timspencer03
April 06, 2008, 11:35 AM

thanks for the help and advice, as an engineer i often get too involed with the mechanics of learning a language and forget to actually learn the language. But i must say i do like CPOD.