[Solved].RSC file... Now what ?

[Top'Noob]

Hi,

I was working on a dft document which references a .top document.

Lets say for example test.top and test.dft

CRASH

I selected the option to save a .rsc file...

This gives me test.top.rsc and test.dft.rsc and test.dft.rsc references test.top.rsc

Now I open the .rsc files and everything looks OK so I want to return everything back to normal .top/.dft files instead of .rsc...

I SAVE-AS my draft file test.dft

Unfortunately it is referencing the test.top.rsc file.

I tried to use File, Links to fix this but I must be doing something wrong...

Any advice ?

[MeckyM]

Hi Top´Noob

When the crash happens, you had one or both files open and both were changed from each origin file, so he created 2 rsc´s

Rename your test.top as test.top.old (to have a backup!?)
rename the test.top.rsc to test.top (Oh I love it !!!)
(Or what ever you want !)

Now open the test.dft, when TS ask for test.top.rsc give him (her) the test.top !

save now and delete the rubish if you are sure !!!


it is not possible to fix this in File/Links what would be a nice feature!


Much fun !

[Top'Noob]

Thanks MeckyM !

[jehronimo]

Hi,

The file renaming is a VERY BAD idea

The correct solution is :

Open your top.rsc file
Save it as a top file
Open the dft.rsc file
Save it as a dft file
Then, in the draft file (that is for the moment linked to the top.rsc) start the function File | Reroute. Select the previous top.rsc file in the list, and select the new one.

Be sure that just rename the files are the wrong way, because you are not sure why the crash happens...And you may still got it at the file opening I had in the past some bad surprise with this way to do...

Jehronimo

[Top'Noob]

Hi,

The file renaming is a VERY BAD idea

The correct solution is :

Open your top.rsc file
Save it as a top file
Open the dft.rsc file
Save it as a dft file
Then, in the draft file (that is for the moment linked to the top.rsc) start the function File | Reroute. Select the previous top.rsc file in the list, and select the new one.

Be sure that just rename the files are the wrong way, because you are not sure why the crash happens...And you may still got it at the file opening I had in the past some bad surprise with this way to do...

Jehronimo

Thanks for the update Jehronimo. I will try that next time. I had been wondering what reroute was used for...

[Top'Noob]

I just used this procedure to recover a rescue file. It works great except that I couldn't browse to the .top file during re-route (limited to only allow .rsc files) but no problem... I just opened the desired .top file and used CTRL-TAB to make it visible during re-route and then selected it with a click... Works great.

I am very happy to have this forum so I can review information like this when I need it.