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27 mayo, 2021 at 14:20 #38298

Mart Mojet
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Hi

Today I installed version 2.5.1
I then opened my project, and added some content.
After saving I could not reopen my project.
The system gave an error : Sorry, wrong file format.

I then went back to the previous version, which opened fine,
but after adding the same type of content, again I could
not reopen de project, with the same error.

Admittedly, the project is rather large, 11 Mb, with some 160 pages.

What can I do to prevent this error?
28 mayo, 2021 at 12:09 #38580

Ignacio Gros
Keymaster

Hi,

Please try this:

– Save a copy of your project.
– Change the file extension from elp to zip.
– Unzip it and remove the contentv3.xml file (eXe will try to read the content.data file instead).
– Change the extension back to elp.
– Try to open it.

If it works, try to save before working too much. Just in case you can’t do it later.

If it doesn’t work, please provide a download link so we can check it. You can also send it to the email address at the page footer.
28 mayo, 2021 at 15:36 #38584

Mart Mojet
Member

Dear Ignacio,

Thanks for you quick reply, most appreciated !

It worked in so far that I could open the repaired package, but after saving it I could not reopen it. When I repeated the trick, I could again open it, but not after saving. In other words, something goes wrong during saving?

The project is now 11.175kB big, so I can’t attach it.
Can you use this link from WeTransfer?
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/f356a90798185f638930b323daf1ab8f20210528133303/cadeda47ad8bb6aacf4f23bd75ce30be20210528133303/396f92

Best wishes,
Mart Mojet
28 mayo, 2021 at 15:36 #38585

Mart Mojet
Member

Dear Ignacio,

Thanks for you quick reply, most appreciated !

It worked in so far that I could open the repaired package, but after saving it I could not reopen it. When I repeated the trick, I could again open it, but not after saving. In other words, something goes wrong during saving?

The project is now 11.175kB big, so I can’t attach it.
Can you use this link from WeTransfer?
https://wetransfer.com/downloads/f356a90798185f638930b323daf1ab8f20210528133303/cadeda47ad8bb6aacf4f23bd75ce30be20210528133303/396f92

Best wishes,
Mart Mojet
30 mayo, 2021 at 11:22 #38586

Ignacio Gros
Keymaster

Hi Mart,

It fails when trying to read the XML file when the content is complex (many pages, as yours).

That will be fixed in the next version (2.6). If you want to test it before it’s released (it’ll be released in June), please write to the email address at the page footer.

Sorry, but with eXe 2.5 there’s no way apart from the one you tried.
30 mayo, 2021 at 14:36 #38588

Mart Mojet
Member

No problem, I will continue with this version, saving when prompted using a new filename every time. And whenever I have to go back to a previous version of my project, I will follow your ‘work-around’. That is easy to do.

Thanks again for you superb help.

Best wishes
Mart
11 agosto, 2021 at 17:28 #39324

Mart Mojet
Member

Dear Ignacio

Last monday I have installed version 2.6
I could open the project without first deleting de contentv3.xml file, great!
So I happily continued with my project, making every hour or so a backup.

However, this morning I could not open the last two backups from yesterday, same problem again. And again, the work-around (deleting the contentv3.xml) worked fine.

I don’t mind much, this works for me. But I thought I’d let you know that version 2.6 also can give this error. By the way, my project now exceeds 12.2MB.

Best wishes,
Mart Mojet
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