ping.  (should i send this to the dev list?)

On 10/21/2009 6:04 PM, David M. Besonen wrote:

> win xp home sp3
> gvim 7.2
> 
> 
> issue:  vim recovery will not work unless orphaned vim
> swap file extension begins with "sw"
> 
> 
> scenario:
> 
>  os crashes while gvim has a number of unnamed editing
>  sessions opened
> 
>  after rebooting the os, i locate the orphaned vim swap
>  file
> 
>  the file is named _.svz (windoze crashes a lot)
> 
>  when i attempt "vim -r _.svz" this message is returned:
>   "E305: No swap file found for _.svz"
> 
>  i then change the filename to _.swz
>   and issue the "vim -r _.swz" command
>    and the file is recovered
> 
> 
> can anyone confirm this same behavior?  and whether this
> is a bug or a feature?
> 
> 
> 
> thanks,
> david


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