Plz, I downloaded a .dll file and a .rar file but having difficulty
viewing them, plz is there any way you can help me to view it. I mean
is there any special trick?

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Request for Question Clarification by livioflores-ga on 11 Jul 2004 21:24 PDT

Hi!!

If you are still waiting for further help, please can you tell us wich
files are you downloaded and what do you whant to do with them
(specially the dll one) in order to give you a proper answer?

Thank you.
livioflores-ga

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Clarification of Question by jossychina-ga on 13 Jul 2004 05:12 PDT

Thanks to sherlockh-ga and capndave-ga cos at last I have been able to
view the .rar file. But please i am still having problems viewing the
.dll file. and also files with .cfg and .bid extension. Plz can u
still help me on how to view them?

RAR files are compressed files (a bit like a ZIP file).  To open them
you need a compression program that can open them like WinRAR.

DLL files are 'dynamic link library' files.  They contain program
instructions and are not text files (ie. not viewable) (see help in
Windows for DLL info).

The .rar is easy, use WinRar or equivalent as sherlackh-ga mentioned.
The .dll is a little more interesting.  It is a binary file, kind of
like an .exe file that can be 'shared' by multiple programs.  There is
still some information you can pull out of it.  You can select it in
Windows explorer, view the Properties and get the information (if any)
that the developer added at compile time - like version, description,
copyright, etc.  You download a DLL viewer utility, like ListDlls, and
see what programs use it (use the -d option for this).
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/listdlls.shtml
The catch here is that the program must be running (loaded in memory).
You can also open it in an editor and view ASCII parts of the file,
like the string table (usually towards the end).  An hex editor is
best, but Wordpad will work in a pinch.  Just wade through all the
funny characters until you find the text.  Or, use the long forgotten
'edlin' from a dos window if you are brave.
Don't save any of your changes when you exit the editor!