Hi Art, Tried the heroic open command (yes, it's there in 9) but got same result.
Also tried various right-click options but so far they all result in a blank document. Probably worth running that MIF wash as a precaution. I thought my HD WAS safer than the thumb drive I had been using before that! :-( K At 8:42 PM -0400 10/20/11, Art Campbell wrote: >To get it open, I'd try the undocumented "Heroic Open" command. I >haven't tried it in 9, so I'll assume it's there. > >Open FM and create a new, empty file. Leave it open. >Type ESC, o, and Shift+h -- the Open File box should appear. If the >file opens, save it with a new name, and maybe save it as a MIF too. > >**** >If I were you, I'd MIF-wash all the files -- SaveAs MIF, open MIF, >and SaveAs .fm. > >*** >Also, I'd give serious consideration to transporting your files >between machines in a safer medium, such as Dropbox >(<http://www.getdropbox.com>www.getdropbox.com), which also gives >you great depth of backup files automatically. > >Cheers, >Art > >Art Campbell ><mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com>art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 >Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson > No disclaimers apply. > DoD 358 > >I support <http://www.TheGrotonLine.com>www.TheGrotonLine.com, >hyperlocal news for Groton MA. > >On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Karen Robbins ><<mailto:karendesign at gmail.com>karendesign at gmail.com> wrote: > >Hi Framers, > >I've read a few threads on this in the archives but didn't get how >they could help solve this problem. > >Using FM 9.0p255 on a virtual PC, Windows 7, via Parallels. > >I have a set of well-established files on an external HD that I take >between home and office to work on the files regularly. Yesterday, >one file generated the dreaded "unknown file type" error and nothing >seemed to open it. Because I'd had a modem power supply go bad >around the same time as I last worked on this file (at home), I >accepted the corruption and was able to restore the content from >other sources into a new file. > >Today, a different file that was fine yesterday afternoon at home >now generates the same "unknown file type" error at the office. And >this file I don't relish reconstructing. The result is the same >whether I double-click from the Mac, open from the Windows desktop >or folder, or choose File>Open in Frame. From the Mac side it looks >like the permissions are OK; don't know how to check that on the PC >side. > >I'm concerned that the problem is random and could affect any file >at any time--I can't back up every file every minute without >seriously slowing down my/the computer's efficiency and compromising >my already-tight deadline. > >Are there any solutions to this problem? Something I missed or >misunderstood in the archives? > >Thanks for any insight, >Karen >_______________________________________________ > > >You are currently subscribed to framers as ><mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com>art.campbell at gmail.com. > >Send list messages to ><mailto:framers at lists.frameusers.com>framers at lists.frameusers.com. > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to ><mailto:framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com>framers-unsubscribe at >lists.frameusers.com >or visit ><http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com>http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/art.campbell%40gmail.com > >Send administrative questions to ><mailto:listadmin at frameusers.com>listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit ><http://www.frameusers.com/>http://www.frameusers.com/ for more >resources and info. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.frameusers.com/pipermail/framers/attachments/20111020/7699d1c5/attachment.html>
