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can't access files in JMP project that i've been working on for a long time

Hello,

 

all of a sudden i can't access the files in a JMP project i've been using for a long time.  the project itself opens, but then this "JMP alert" pops up and i none of the files saved in the project appear...has anyone else encountered this before???

 

i am using JMP 16.1.0

 

 

Data TableOtherWindowsRe: can't access files in JMP project that i've been working on for a long time

Hi,

I can understand your frustration. The main question is, what has changed since the last time you opened the project successfully? Any updates or problems with your local or file server? If you look for the file using File Explorer (Windows), is it still where it is supposed to be? Also, does it have the correct name and extension?

If it is a regular zipped archive, would it be possible to unzip it outside of JMP and try opening the resulting files?  If all else fails, do you have a backup around the time of the last successful access?

These are pretty generic suggestions, and other community members may have better ideas.

Best,

TS

 

Re: can't access files in JMP project that i've been working on for a long time

The project file format changed from 15 to 16. In 16 it is a zip file, without the .zip extension.

Look at the file size in explorer. If it is zero, there is no use looking at it further. You might try opening in 15 if you have it available.

In 16 I let JMP store most of my files inside the zip. That means I'd lose everything if the project is lost. When I remember to, I save a copy of the project to a numbered sequence of backups.

 

A JMP 15 project will open with notepad and looks like this

/* JMP 15.2.1 */
New Project(
 Run Script(
 ...

A JMP 16 project is zipped, and if renamed looks like this

 

You should also peek here and see if there is an abandoned project you might get something back from:

temp dir

 

Don't hold your breath; if you find anything it probably is incomplete or old.

Re: can't access files in JMP project that i've been working on for a long time

thanks for your suggestions i appreciate the help.  As far as i know, there were no updates to with my file server and the project is still where it is supposed to be.  also, my other JMP projects all open fine, so i'm not sure what happed to this file,

 

the JMP project is still in the folder its always been in, and it seems like it still has the data in it (file size is 40MB, about the size i remember it being), just always get that error code when i open this project