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From: wright@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Ron Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.apl
Subject: HELP! Gunched workspace
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Date: 17 Feb 91 23:41:03 GMT
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I am working in STSC's APL*PLUS/PC and have a large database with
a set of programs to access it.  Before transferring my hard disk
to my new system I was VERY careful and backed it up twice:
Unfortunately, I used all the old backup disks and now I have a
corrupted workspace on the disk and both backups.

The file is still about the size I remember it -- some 225K --
and it opens fine, but with maybe 10% of the variables.  I tried
copying it into a clear workspace and got back perhaps another
15%.  I have spoken with STSC and they say their consultants are
willing to look at it, but can make no promises and want $250 up
front.

Can anyone help me with this?  Either by telling me what to do or
read, or by doing something for me (for which I'd be willing to
pay some, but I don't have much money)?  I'm not faint hearted
when it comes to hex editors, but looking at even a small
workspace I created with 2 functions seemed to have the functions
stored in some complex way that I couldn't decipher.

Rebuilding all these functions would be a major hassle (though
the DATA are save: multiple, off-site backups).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ron.

Ron Wright			          wright@cattell.psych.upenn.edu
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