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October 17, 2011
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File wouldn't open

  • October 17, 2011
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Hello,

For some reason, my mathcad file keeps crashing. I've tried autosave but for some reason, those wouldn't open either. I've been working around this by manually creating a back-up file every 4 hours. I've been working on this file for around a week now with constant crashes.

What am I doing wrong and how do I fix this ? Is there a way to open this file and recover what's inside ? The file is attached.

Thanks!

Best answer by MikeArmstrong

Try using the attached. The worksheet is self explanatory

Mike

16 replies

VladimirN24-Ruby IV
24-Ruby IV
October 18, 2011

Hello!

Which version of Mathcad are you using? The file contained only calculations, or it has been Excel components, images?

ptc-42821741-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 18, 2011

I'm using Mathcad 15.

The file contains mostly calculations including some if statements, but I've included some pictures for illustration purposes, which is why it's about 1.5 MB I think. (I'm not sure why it's showing 897.4K there. Maybe because it's a zip file now ?)

I'm experimenting with radio buttons and list box/combo box to restrict the user's input, since this is a template file. I'm not sure if this is what is causing the problems. For some reason, I can't just click "Insert" -> "Control" -> "Radio Button". Nothing will show up. So what I did was I clicked on "Insert" -> "Control" -> "Web Control". With this, a dialog box will come up and I just followed the instructions provided and select accordingly.

Fred_Kohlhepp23-Emerald I
23-Emerald I
October 18, 2011

Pictures for some reason slow Mathcad down and confuew it; I have a few files that take an enormously long time to open, recompute, and save. Since Mathcad is now an HTM format, is there an opportunity to open this document in an editor (other than Mathcad) and strip out the pictures?

MikeArmstrong1-Visitor
1-Visitor
October 18, 2011

Have you tried using Stuart's recovery file?

Mike

ptc-42821741-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 18, 2011

No, I haven't. I'm not actually sure what you mean. Is it some sort of program? How do I get it?

MikeArmstrong1-VisitorAnswer
1-Visitor
October 18, 2011

Try using the attached. The worksheet is self explanatory

Mike

ptc-42821741-VisitorAuthor
1-Visitor
October 19, 2011

Just thought I'll give an update.

I've found the offending issue on region 150 and 151.

Region 150 is an "Area" line

Region 151 is a picture of a table.

Looks like mathcad doesn't like the combination of these two.

The only thing is, I've got an older version of the file with exactly the same 2 regions, and I can open it. I guess Mathcad got confused, like Fred said?

Anyway, thanks again for the help!

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