LabVIEW: File is not a resource file. The file is not a valid LabVIEW file

[CNRK]

Hi Gerd,

Thanks for your reply.

I created backup up a month ago and many changes have been made from the backup data.

Is there any possibility to retrieve the data?

[GerdW]

Hi CNRK,

probably NO. You may ask the NI support for help…

Atleast you should have learned by now to create backups more often. Maybe you should also learn to use SVN or GIT?

This is no offense, but just common sense. Some lose work of a day and go crazy about that, other lose work of a whole month…

[CNRK]

HI Gerd,

Thanks for the info... I will do it from now on.

[peppecantarella]

Hi Waldermar I have the same problem but it seems like that my file starts only with RSRC and not RSRC<LF>. Plus after correcting it I don't know how to open it again with labview...Could you help me please? 

[billko]

Not having a backup of your file?  Yikes.  TINKERING with a file without at least making a copy of it first... not sure what to say about that.

[naiaracastrillo]

Hello,

I ve the same problem, I am trying to open my vi file and appears:

"LabView: File is not a resource file.

The file 'cliente v3.vi' could not be loaded.

I opened it with UltraEdit but there is no any "RSRC<LF>" to be replaced by "RSRC<CR><LF>".

I dont know what can I do.

I have checked  \Documents\LabVIEW Data\LVAutoSave but I dont have any copy.

I have LabView 2013 and Windows10

I attach my file 'Cliente v3.vi'

Thanks for your help... I have the presentation tomorrow... and now I'm lost 😞

[billko]

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@naiaracastrillo wrote:

Hello,

I ve the same problem, I am trying to open my vi file and appears:

"LabView: File is not a resource file.

The file 'cliente v3.vi' could not be loaded.

I opened it with UltraEdit but there is no any "RSRC<LF>" to be replaced by "RSRC<CR><LF>".

I dont know what can I do.

I have checked  \Documents\LabVIEW Data\LVAutoSave but I dont have any copy.

I have LabView 2013 and Windows10

I attach my file 'Cliente v3.vi'

Thanks for your help... I have the presentation tomorrow... and now I'm lost 😞

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Lesson learned, I guess: ALWAYS use some kind of versioning software (and commit often) so you have a recent version to fall back on.  😞

[altenbach]

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@naiaracastrillo wrote:

Thanks for your help... I have the presentation tomorrow... and now I'm lost 😞

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You overwrote the beginning of the file with formatted numeric data. the file is irreversibly lost.

[naiaracastrillo]

Thank you for your answer.

Do you have idea how could it be? I have no idea how I have overwriten that or how I have corrupted the file.... It's for not doing any more

Thx

[billko]

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@naiaracastrillo wrote:

Thank you for your answer.

Do you have idea how could it be? I have no idea how I have overwriten that or how I have corrupted the file.... It's for not doing any more

Thx

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Maybe a path was incorrectly concatenated, like the path was relative to the VI and the name of the VI was supposed to be replaced with the name of the file to write.  But it wasn't, so the VI, itself, was overwritten.  😞