Old files – File format error

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4 septiembre, 2019 at 4:37 #31394

Dieterpi
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Hi,

In 2015 I created several eXe-elearning courses on an Ubuntu desktop. I don’t know the exact version anymore.

When I try to open the files now with eXe, an error shows up: “Wrong file format”. I even tried the older eXe version from exelearning.org, but to no avail.

Is it possible to save these files?

(Heres an example file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ipchcwrdlrf645c/scratch.elp?dl=1 )

Kind regards,

Dieter
6 septiembre, 2019 at 7:20 #31401

Ignacio Gros
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Hi Dieter,

It’s not because it was made using a previous version, it’s because the file is corrupted.

Change the extension (from .elp to .zip). Then try to unzip it using any zip tool (an elp is just a zip with a different extension). You’ll see an error. Maybe you can fix it with a repair tool. That will be the way to open it. You’ll need some files in the zip (.xml, .data…) to edit your elp with eXe.

Good luck…
9 septiembre, 2019 at 17:05 #31425

Dieterpi
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Thank you for the response Ignacio!

I managed to find the original files on some older backup and they open fine – are not corrupted. Long live backups!

Thanks for the amazing software!
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