Will just ask if you possibly have a backup copy of this file? Also, what happens if you try open a instance in something as simple as notepad, or internet explorer? Would just guess that somehow the file became corrupted, and somehow a type of encoding rendered what you're currently seeing/reading. Stay well Jacob Kruger jacob.kruger@xxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lafond, Eileen Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:51 PM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [program-l] File conversion Hi, I have a text file that I have been using for over 20 years. I went to open it today and it opened in TextPal and became just one line instead of the 26000 or so lines. I then closed it and opened it in TextPad. It is now jibberish when it used to be words. Does anyone have any idea as to what TextPal converted it into and how I can convert it back? The row is short now. It used to be 400 or so columns. The following is the first line now in jibberish: 9006067405318885 Thanks for any assistance as I use this file often. Eileen La Fond Work phone: (206) 386-0011 email: eileen.lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.422 / Virus Database: 270.14.22/2446 - Release Date: 10/19/09 14:33:00 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** program-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq