[program-l] Re: File conversion
- From: "Lafond, Eileen" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:01:51 -0700
I went to the misc menu and could not find encoding
Eileen La Fond
Phone (206) 386-0011
e.mail Eileen.LaFond@xxxxxxxxxxx
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From: program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:program-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Jacob Kruger
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 9:11 AM
To: program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Lafond, Eileen
Subject: [program-l] Re: File conversion
Only thing I can think of then off hand is in textPal to try changing the
encoding, etc. using the misc. menu, but really don't know what might have
happened - sorry.
Maybe something like EdSharp would also have more helpful stuff in it?
Stay well
Jacob Kruger
Blind Biker
Skype: BlindZA
'...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...'
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lafond, Eileen" <Eileen.Lafond@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <program-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:59 PM
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.
>
> 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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