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thatyp
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Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in...

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I have used ShowXpress for years and rarely had problems. I have used version 9.2 without issues... until today. I added some new fixtures and setup a few pages worth of scenes and buttons. The show was working as planned until I exported the show file. The following error showed up for hundreds of .sce files. Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in '/Users/lcstreamm3/TheLightingController/LightShows/Theater 1 25/scenes/generator/chase 5.sce'
When I finally clicked through all of the OK buttons the show opened, but all of the fixtures and patching were deleted. It was completely blank. What is happening?? I have a show tomorrow and no working software. I have run this on several different MacBooks without problems for years. No update to the operating systems lately. No update to version 9.4. I did try updating one of the MacBooks to 9.4 but had the same issue.
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Re: Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in...

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You can try to make a ZIP of the lightshow folder and post a download link of the ZIP file (via wetransfer for instance).
Then we will check that.
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Re: Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in...

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For an unknown reason, the size of several Steps scenes files is 0 byte.
We see that not only for the scenes, but also for the Generator projects and the fixtures libraries.

This lightshow is unfortunately not usable.
We hope you have another older backup.
Sorry for that !
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Re: Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in...

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I have tried opening other shows and have the same problems. These were all working great until I tried to save and export and then everything went wrong. How should I proceed? If I completely start over from fixtures and patching and rebuild the shows will the same problem happen again when I try to save/export?
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Re: Steps_LoadBinaryScene:Unsupported file format in...

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This second ZIP file is worst.
All files in have a size of 0 byte !
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