That's annoying; I'm sorry you're having this trouble. One of the developers may have a better idea what this error means. It sounds like a problem with encoding or a bug in PSPP. Of course, it's possible that the actual problem is unrelated and merely causes this. They would need to know the version (Help > About) but this might be a moot point because you're using windows (and they don't use windows). It isn't possible to type the error exactly, is it? Also, how are you opening it? Are you double-clicking on the file in windows? Or are you opening PSPP and using File > Open? If you're using one, you might try the other.
And I suppose the data is private and cannot be shared? Otherwise, can you post it? Have you tried rebooting your computer, restarting PSPP, and then re-opening the file? I doubt that will fix matters, but it's worth a shot. You can also try using this service to convert the file to something like CSV, which would at least recover your work: https://pspp.benpfaff.org/ This service uses the latest database-reading routines from PSPP and Ben Pfaff can access files you upload there (*so DO NOT upload there is the data are very confidential*). I personally would recommend that you create your file in something like OpenOffice, then save it as CSV, then read the CSV into PSPP. -Alan On 11/20/2019 10:27 AM, Manos Markakis wrote: > Hello > I try to open a sav file after i worked with it for 3 hours and when i open > it, the database that i had is lost and a message saying error C:/...... > near offset 0x28f0: invalid variable name '???????' . What can i do? How can > i open the file and most important will i be able to see my database or its > gone and i need to do it all over? > > Thank you -- Alan D. Mead, Ph.D. President, Talent Algorithms Inc. science + technology = better workers http://www.alanmead.org "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." -- Robert A. Heinlein
