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Angus ForbesMay 23, 2007 8:17 pm 
Angus ForbesMay 23, 2007 8:39 pm 
Craig McClanahanMay 23, 2007 8:48 pm 
Vaughn SpurlinMay 23, 2007 11:51 pm 
Rich...@vetco.comMay 23, 2007 11:55 pm 
Angus ForbesMay 24, 2007 12:06 am 
Rich...@vetco.comMay 24, 2007 12:13 am 
Gregg SporarMay 24, 2007 7:10 am 
Subject:Re: Netbeans ate my file!!!
From:Angus Forbes (angu@gmail.com)
Date:May 23, 2007 8:39:55 pm
List:org.netbeans.nbusers

Hi, this is a follow up to my last post in which I was extremely depressed.

I found a tool called "jad" which have saved the day. I have to futz with the decompiled code a bit to get it in working order, but basically it is amazing and I am really really happy that all was not lost...

However, is there a better more Netbeans-y way to do this? How can I prevent it happening in the first place?

Why oh why did Netbeans turn my file to gibbly-gook?

Also, this is my first, er second post to this list. Is there a place to view/search emails online?

Thanks, Angus

On 5/23/07, Angus Forbes <angu@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi I have a huge problem.

I was editing a file for a project when my computer (windows xp) crashed.

When I rebooted and restarted Netbeans 5.5, my project loaded back up...

Except that the file that I was working on has turned into thousands of characters of gibbly-gook.

I still have the class files for this file and I still have the netbeans project jar from the dist directory (which runs when I double click it).

But my source code is lost!

Does anyone know how I can retrieve this? Or recreate the source from the class files.

Why would Netbeans destroy my file :(

I have been working on this file for weeks and it's about 2000 lines long. Yes it's a big file, but I usually tend to clean up and refactor the code once I get to stable points.

Anyhow I have lost *tons* of work.

If anyone has any idea how I can get my source code back I would be eternally grateful.

I am really lost. I have a deadline next Wednesday and I don't think I can recreate all the code in one week.

I can send along the class files / destroyed .java file if anyone thinks that would help

Thanks, Angus