Re: Xywrite file is there, but suddenly invisible

[Lynn Brenner lynn.brenner.nyc@xxxxxxxx]

I copied the file to another drive, but still can't read it.

I don't have a hex editor program, but I see several available online for download. Do you have any recommendations?

Lynn

On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 11:13 AM, Myron Gochnauer mailto:goch@xxxxxxxx wrote:
I have no idea what is happening, but the first thing I would do is copy the file to a different drive.  Then try opening it again.  If that doesn't work, try opening it with a "hex editor" that displays both hex and text.  Pure guess:  a ctrl-z end-of-file code was written at the start of the document.  I can't recall... can we set Xy to read "beyond the end" of a document?



Myron











> On May 25, 2017, at 10:01 AM, Lynn Brenner mailto:lynn.brenner.nyc@xxxxxxxx wrote:

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> The file is there -- I see it in the directory as 98 KB -- but when I open it, I get a blank screen. That happens whether I open it in Xywrite or in Win 7 Notepad.

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> I have a vague memory that this happened to me once years ago; that it was because the file was too big; and that the list provided a solution. But I don't remember what it was!

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> Any suggestions?

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> Lynn Brenner

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> PS I last accessed the file yesterday.

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