I think you were right about it being a broken file. I decided to import use the 'import' option in backstage and got most of my tiddlers back. Two were missing, so I assume they somehow corrupted the HTML file. Unfortunately one of them was several hours work, but I'll manage.
Thanks for your help. On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 7:56 PM, Eric Shulman <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:36:47 AM UTC-7, Mark Gerry wrote: >> >> I recently started using TiddlyWiki Classic and I've run in to a problem >> that may cause me a lot of work. >> >> For some reason when saving my file it didn't go straight to the folder >> of the TiddlySaver, it downloaded like any other file. So I have a Chrome >> html document called 'download' in my downloads folder. >> > > This behavior indicates that your copy of TiddlySaver.jar is not working > properly. There are several ways for this to occur: incorrect privileges > for running Java applets, or a damaged TiddlySaver.jar file, or even a Java > engine update (depending upon your OS and version). In any case, when > TiddlySaver.jar fails, TWClassic2.8.1 will fall back to using the browser's > built-in "download save" handler, which creates the "download.html" file by > default (note: you can change your browser setting to "always ask" when > downloading... this will allow you to choose the name/location for the > 'saved' file, rather than using the defaults). > > >> When I copied this into the folder with the TiddlySaver and tried to open >> it, I got a blank page, not even a new TiddlyWiki, just a blank white page. >> I don't know what to do, and I am relying entirely on you guys. I hope you >> can help. >> > > Normally, the "download save" produces a complete copy of the current > document, including all changes you have made during the session. Check > the size of the saved file... If it's 0 bytes, then the download save > process failed (this would be very surprising!). > > If the filesize is > 0 and the TWC file opens a blank white page, it > usually means that an error has occurred during the startup initialization > routines. This can be due to any number of reasons... it might be a > 'mangled' file, or it could be an error while processing the initial > tiddler data, or invoking improperly installed plugins, or an error in the > StyleSheet CSS, or ???. > > You can check for any reported runtime errors by opening Chrome's > javascript console (use ctrl-shift-J or choose Tools>Javascript Console > from the Chrome "hamburger" dropdown menu). If the console displays an > error message, this may provide enough information to determine what is > going wrong. > > Even if we can't figure out what is wrong, if the file has some contents, > then your tiddler data may still be intact, even if it doesn't display in > the browser. To confirm this, open your document in a *text editor* (I > suggest Windows-standard WordPad), and look for <div id="storeArea">. > Everything following this line is stored tiddler data, encoded as HTML > DIVs. The store area ends with <!--POST-STOREAREA-->. Assuming that the > tiddler data itself isn't mangled, you can 'rescue' the data by copying > everything from the opening storeArea div through the closing comment > marker... then get a fresh, blank copy of TWC281, open it in a text editor, > find the POST-STOREAREA marker, and paste your rescue tiddler data there. > Save and load that file to see if it worked. If it does not work, then it > means that the tiddler data itself is damaged (which could result in a > startup error if the damage is in the code of a plugin tiddler). > > If none of the above helps, then we'll have to dig a bit further. > > enjoy, > -e > Eric Shulman > TiddlyTools / ELS Design Studios > > YOUR DONATIONS ARE VERY IMPORTANT! > HELP ME TO HELP YOU - MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TO MY "TIP JAR"... > http://TiddlyTools.github.com/fundraising.html#MakeADonation > > Professional TiddlyWiki Consulting Services... > Analysis, Design, and Custom Solutions: > http://www.TiddlyTools.com/#Contact > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/VrudJG1i7F4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tiddlywiki. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
