Hi Scott, Thanks for your prompt response. 1/ I'm currently using Ubuntu version 16.4.
2/ I created a file using Lyx version 2.0.8.1 which is my back up file. 3/ I installed Ubuntu 16.4 and Lyx 2.2.2 from Ubuntu software application. Now I get this message trying to open my backup file. "Myreading.lyx is from an older version of LyX and the lyx2lyx script failed to convert it." Kind regards, Kim On Oct 2, 2017 10:42 PM, "Scott Kostyshak" <skost...@lyx.org> wrote: On Mon, Oct 02, 2017 at 11:29:50PM +0000, Tim Q wrote: > hi, > > > "" Myreading.lyx is from an older version of LyX and the lyx2lyx script > failed to convert it. "" > > This is the message i got when i tried to open a Lyx file from an older > version 2.0.8.1 that i have been using and I have Ubuntu 14.0. This file is > extremely important to me as i have been working on it for 2 years. I > desperately need help on opening up this file. Hi Kim, The first thing to do is to make a backup of the file. Opening and saving with newer versions could change something you don't want. Did you create the file using 2.0.8.1? Which version of LyX are you using now? How did you install that version? (e.g. from Ubuntu PPA?). There is no Ubuntu 14.0. Do you mean 16.4? Scott
