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open solo project accidentally saved as gdl

Anonymous
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I somehow accidentally saved a solo project as a gdl. When it opens, I see only script. I don't know how I did it, but I'm hoping to convert it back to pln.
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Erika Epstein
Booster
You should still have the original pln file on your computer. When you save a project as a different file type such as .gsm or .pla it does not replace the original file, but creates a new file.
Erika
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Anonymous
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That makes perfect sense. As of yet, I have not been able to spot it, but I'll delve deeper. It was actually an existing project that I modified and then attempted to save it as "project name ll" (for example). That is when it became a gdl. So it might be possible that it never existed in its present form as a pln. So if you happen to know how to change a gdl back to a pln, I would be glad to hear about it.

On another point, I was curious to see something about about LA and Ann Arbor on your post. I was born in Ann Arbor and grew up in Thousand Oaks. I also lived in Encino for a few years. My older sister has lived in Ann Arbor for the past 40 years. She was an elementry school teacher.
Karl Ottenstein
Moderator
custim wrote:
So if you happen to know how to change a gdl back to a pln, I would be glad to hear about it.
Not possible. Sorry.

Karl
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Anonymous
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I guess I learned my lesson on that one. Thanks for your reply