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    Default This is really getting scary...!

    Ok ... this is the 2nd time this happened. Once with the downloaded ver. And now again with the CD ver.

    All of a sudden... out of nowhere I cannot open up a site I'm working on. And I get these two errors.... the first one I get..... but the second one just bumps me out of the program.

    I've spent over a month developing this site, now I think I've lost it all. And yes, of course I have backups... 2, as a matter of fact. And I get the same with them also.

    Any advice would be so appreciated....

    I've done a repair of Xtreme... I've done a reinstall.... nada!

    Thanks
    Cliff
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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Hi Cliff,

    Yeh these can be annoying and frustrating - there's usually a good reason, though tracking it down can be difficult, especially since you can't open any of those files.

    Try Xara's ExpandXar
    Used to try and recover corrupted Xar files. Please view the readme.txt file for useage instructions.

    If you have trouble - you're more than welcome to send me the file and I'll see what can be recovered.
    sledger [at] gmail [dot] com

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    For what it's worth Cliff, I was getting these error messages when building a site and in the end I did change the fonts to Verdana from the Impact bold and all was ok.

    Stygg2003

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Thanks Sledger and sty........

    Sledger your relaxed answer leads me to believe this can be fixed... I hope so... no.. I'm doin a little prayer here.

    Anyway, I will give 'ExpandXar' a try and let you know.

    thanks.

    Cliff

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Sledger... there's no instructions on how to use 'ExpandXar'.

    When I run it I just a flash of a cmd screen, and gone.

    ??

    thanks

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Syntax:

    ExpandXar <input file> <output file>

    <input file> file you are trying to recover
    <output file> the file name you give the result

    it will not run in windows itself, you need to run it in the command prompt window


    you need to give full path names, so it is easier if the program and the input file are in the same folder, and you run it from there [in the command prompt]
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    Nothing lasts forever...

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    handrawn......

    My dos days have long been over....... but I'm trying so many syntax combination's and can't seem to get it to work..... what am I typing wrong?

    here's a look

    thanks

    Cliff
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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Like this Cliff (I had mine on the desktop for the screen shot, but yours is fine where you had it - just note the syntax)

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Thanks all..... I found out what was wrong thanks to 'Web Designer'

    Strange but 'Web Designer' opened up the file. And then proceeded to systematically start deleting item by item then trying in Xtreme.

    I found the offending text. Don't ask me why a couple of lines of text caused the problem. There was nothing unusual about them.

    And I have to say this though. I DON'T LIKE IT. This is the second time I'm dealing with this. I spent two years with Serif WebPlus and NEVER did I experience corrupt files. I think I'm gonna have continue site building with Serif.

    Shame though, I really love the program... but man.... I'm just scared Sh*t that one day I'm just not gonna be able to fix something, then I'm dead in the water.

    Thanks to all for the help.

    Cliff

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    Default Re: This is really getting scary...!

    Quote Originally Posted by cmpan1 View Post
    Don't ask me why a couple of lines of text caused the problem. There was nothing unusual about them.
    Clearly there was.

    Cliff if you'd like to help be part of the solution, I would recommend sending Xara the file so they can see why it caused a problem.

    If you aren't sure how, just send it to me and I'll pass it on.

 

 

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