[program-l] Re: File conversion

  • From: "Lafond, Eileen" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:59:25 -0700

I tried it in TextPad and UltraEdit.  In UltraEdit it at least recognized 
actual names when I did a find, but when I tried to actually read the name in 
the row, it was jibberish.

I tried putting it in Word and almost brought the computer to it's knees as it 
is such a large file and it was jibberish.

No, I don't have a backup.   

Eileen La Fond
Phone (206) 386-0011
e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:26 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Lafond, Eileen
Subject: [program-l] Re: File conversion

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
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