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Need Help - Corrupted File

ltw123 — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:58:55 GMT

Hey everyone, I could use a little input here if anyone has it. I'm a college student and recently purchased the student licensed Mathcad 15. Now after a few weeks, it seems that any files that I create or open and save on my system are being corrupted! I get the following message

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

MikkoJutila — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:35:15 GMT

Hey Lee,

I do have a similar problem. It is related to a problem in "Save as Web Page ..." option in File menu. For some reason, if you select this option and save your file in .html format, next time you click "Save" button, you actually save also your original MathCAD file in .html format and thus corrupt file and not be able to open it in MathCAD anymore. MathCAD somehow stores .html saving format, nevertheless file name is *.xmcd in title bar. This can be avoided by saving a Web Page by using "Save As..." and select "Save as type: HTML (*.html)". Another option is to select "Save as..." and select different name to a file than it was AFTER you have selected "Save as Web Page". These corrupted files can be read by changing the suffix from .xmcd to .html and open them in your browser.

You might be able to retrieve corrupted files by using some html -> MathCAD -converter. However, I'm not sure.

I hope PTC will fix this bug as soon as possible. I've also "lost" two files due to this inconsistency.

With best regards,

Mikko Jutila

http://mjutila.kapsi.fi/

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

ValeriuBaciu-di — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:37:24 GMT

For technical assistance please log a case here: Mathcad Single User and Student Case Logger

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

andmail — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:42:21 GMT

Yes, you're absolutly right! I lost one file, which was overritten with an html version of my work Full HDD format will not so dangerouse as this "Save As Web Page"

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

MikeArmstrong — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:06:42 GMT

Has this issue been resolved?

Mike

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

ltw123 — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:13:28 GMT

Yeah, Mikko pretty well summed it up.

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

MikeArmstrong — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:39:42 GMT

Good stuff Lee

Mike

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

ptc-4335260 — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:45:59 GMT

Please help someone

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

MikeArmstrong — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:57:57 GMT

Help with what?

Mike

Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

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Re: Need Help - Corrupted File

ptc-5419237 — Mon, 09 Dec 2013 15:40:34 GMT

Thank you for finding a solution to this problem. However, the URL to download the recovery tool on your blog is no longer working (hotfile.com has been shut down as of 12/4/13). Please host the file on a different site. Thanks