Error loading source code

[Roadrunner]

Hi Erel,

after my update to 6.01 I've done some changes on one of my sources.
Now I can't open this source any more - still get the message "Error loading file. Input string was not in a correct format."

As I've seen in a text editor the source is still saved under 6.01.

Do you have any idea to get this source working again?

[Erel]

Did you edit the designer text?

[Roadrunner]

No, I only have done a look inside to see on which version the source was saved.
I've done no changes or something. Read only.

[Erel]

Can you upload the file?
If not please sent it to me: erel@basic4ppc.com

[Roadrunner]

It's on the way...

[Erel]

I've sent you the fixed file.
Your file got modified probably by some external editor.

[Roadrunner]

Definetly *not*

But its readable again - thank you!

[Roadrunner]

Another problem now...

If I like to add a image on form1 and I save the changed form, I got the message: "StartIndex cannot be less than zero. Parameter name: startIndex".
This now occurs on every change I do at form1.
Now I'm unable to open the form editor or compile the project...

[Erel]

I've fixed your form using FormDuplicator and it now seems to work fine.

[Offbeatmammal]

FWIW I'm seeing similar issues with 6.30
Selecting multiple controls on a page and using Tools | Duplicate Control causes an error (duplicating the label name so the form won't reload in the designer)
I've also noticed seemingly at random everything is fine but then I can't can back into the designer with various different error messages blocking it (and most of the object/control tree disappearing as I guess it fails to parse the form)
Not sure if it could be Vista SP1 related?

If I then open the source in notepad and check for the following things I can usually fix it
- raddmenu instead of admenu
- baddform instead of addform
- multiple "end sub" at the end of the designer section (remove all but one)
- search for (and rename) duplicate label, textbox etc

Would be nice if it didn't do it in the first place though