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Explanations Of Different File Damage Types,
DocumentID: 619540
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:38:35 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: UNDERSTANDING WHAT FILE DAMAGE DOES
View File (Look in List Files):
Often a user will comment that they can view the file with WordPerfect's List Files feature but can't retrieve the file or can't work with the file after retrieving it. This is because the Look feature of WP's List Files is a simple ASCII text viewer which basically ignores the file's format codes unlike the WP document screen formatter.

Marker for Repositioning:
Some users will notice a problem when they move the cursor in a document and suddenly the cursor is taken to an entirely different area of the file. The page number can jump to a value that is much higher than the actual number of pages in the document. Also, as the user scrolls down the document, it may appear that the file is repeated. These symptoms can be related to file damage, problems with the WP Screen Formatter, conflicting TSRs, or just about anything. Looking at a copy of the file will possibly give clues to help diagnose the cause of the problem in the file structure. Any of the following file damage types can cause this type of behavior. There are also many other symptoms of file damage which can be caused by the following circumstances.

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