opening .dar file - not a valid project

info wrote on 12/12/2012, 8:08 AM

when trying to open a previous file i get this code
the file .dar is not a valid project.

How can I correct this to open the file?

Thanks

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Former user wrote on 12/12/2012, 9:30 AM

Are you opening the file with the same version of DVDA that created it?

Dave T2

info wrote on 12/12/2012, 10:10 AM

It was save from a earlier version. approx 2 years ago... ver 4?
Thanks

Arthur.S wrote on 12/12/2012, 12:43 PM

If you are trying to open a project from within DVDA that's had the source files moved, you can get this message. Try opening it by double clicking it without DVDA being open. You should then get a 'can't find' message. Just navigate to the first source file. If all the others are there, should be job done. If not, you'll have to do them one at a time as DVDA asks for their location.

info wrote on 12/12/2012, 2:03 PM

I did that... and when it opens I get a blank box where i can see it looked for something but it stays white ( nothing happens ). I hit the x botton to close that box after a few minutes and that is where the message I get the error not a valid project so I don't know if it was asking to find the files...

thanks

Arthur.S wrote on 12/13/2012, 1:07 PM

Is the .dar in the same folder as the source files? If not try that. Leave DVDA for a while to see if it sorts itself. I've waited 20mins or so before when I've changed something.