No I hadn't. I just checked now and it was 6/21/2001. I apparently saved it at that time. I usually don't make any changes to that file. That was another thing that I was curious about is that I did not do a save yesterday and ddid not get a request for a save, yet it opened up strange. Eileen La Fond Phone (206) 386-0011 e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx> From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of gerald.g.weichbrodt@xxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:19 AM To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Lafond, Eileen Subject: [program-l] Re: File conversion Have you checked the file date/time on the file? That might help you tell whether TextPal actually messed with the contents. Regards, Jerry "Lafond, Eileen" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/20/2009 11:59 AM Please respond to program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To "program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [program-l] Re: File conversion 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. 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