Labview: End of file encountered

[YayNay]

I was developing this VI in LV8.0.1 that had several event cases in a while loop with a timeout event loop. Accidentally, I used "Write to text file" function from File I/O in the timeout event case.

When I executed my VI, it started prompting me for the file to write continously. It would not stop even I select cancel on the prompt screen. So, I went into the task manager and killed the whole Labview VI. In doing so, my VI size is now 0kb and when I try to open it again, it gives me the following error:

Labview: End of File encountered

The file 'Command_setup_writer.vi' is not a valid Labview file.

Please, anybody has any idea as to how can I recover my lost work, I would really appreciate it. It's worth 3 weeks of work in that VI. Please help me, or I am doomed..!

[Dennis_Knutson]

I'm not sure if someone rewarded you with five stars because this is a good question. It certainly couldn't be because going three weeks without making a backup is a good idea.

Ni has been able to recover some corrupt files but the 0kb size is not a good sign. The best you can do is to post the VI and see what happens.

[altenbach]

Sorry, I think the 5 stars was me and it was completely unintentional. Some slip of the mouse. Must have hit the wrong area when I tried to put the browser window in the foreground. Sorry. 😞

Could it be that you were actually trying to write to the file "Command_setup_writer.vi"?