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Cannot open .ai file - seems empty

Community Beginner ,
Feb 07, 2019 Feb 07, 2019

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Hello,

I have licenced and tried to open Set of 500 ecology icons – stock vector – kaufen Sie diese Vektorgrafik und finden Sie ähnliche Vekt... , but all I get is a document with Russian text.

Any ideas why?

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Community Expert , Feb 07, 2019 Feb 07, 2019

You need Illustrator or at least a program that can read Illustrator vector graphics. You can install the 7 day test version of Illustrator if you want to look at the file and may be export the file to a format you can use afterwards.

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Feb 07, 2019 Feb 07, 2019

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What program do you use to open the files?

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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Community Beginner ,
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I have tried GIMP, AdobeReader, and an online concerter (to .JPG). I always get the same image looking like this:

This is the (machine) translation of the Russian text:

This is an Adobe® Illustrator® file that was

is saved without PDF content.

To place a file in other

or open it in them,

it must be saved again in

Adobe Illustrator with "Create PDF-" enabled

a compatible file." This one

This option is located in the Original Illustrator Format Options dialog box

which is derived from

save the Adobe Illustrator file using the

Save it like this.

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This file format (*.AI) normally only can be opened with Adobe Illustrator.

Older *.AI (Illustrator 8 version) perhaps can be opened with Corel Draw.

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Feb 07, 2019 Feb 07, 2019

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Hi HJD,

I've verified that there is no issue with this licensed file when opened in Adobe Illustrator.

EBQ

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Thank you! I will get Adobe Illustrator.

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That’s a wise decision. If you have a problem with Illustrator, you may post in the Illustrator​ forum.

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You need Illustrator or at least a program that can read Illustrator vector graphics. You can install the 7 day test version of Illustrator if you want to look at the file and may be export the file to a format you can use afterwards.

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