Unknown <unknown <at> unknown.invalid> writes: > > Hi Lyx-Users, When I try to read the Lyx file sent to me by a writer > with whom I'm collaborating on a book, the message I'm getting is > "/tmp/song of the survivors.lyx is from an earlier version of Lyx, but > the lyx2lyx script failed to convert it". Any solution? I'm on Lyx > 1.4.3 FN
The lyx2lyx script (which updates a LyX file to the latest format) usually works pretty well, but I think that occasionally something odd in the file will trip it up. I suggest you look for non-Latin characters first. Other than that, you can try divide-and-conquer. Delete roughly the second half from a copy of the document (keeping the \end_body \end_document lines and making sure you don't cut in the middle of a layout or inset). If lyx2lyx manages to convert the resulting file, the problem is in the second half; if not, it's in the first half. Continue bisecting until you narrow down where the culprit lies. Convincing your co-author to upgrade will minimize the likelihood of future issues. It won't directly solve the problem of getting this particular document converted. If your co-author upgrades, though, he can open the document in his older version and cut/paste everything into the new version. /Paul
