Female dvi to male mini-dvi cable?

I bought the wrong cable from apple (happens sometimes), had it too long to return.
I have a mini-dvi to s-video cable which I needed a dvi to s-video cable instead. is there a female dvi to male mini-dvi cable that can make it useable?

never mind. was the right cable. wrong computer.

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