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PSTyler's avatar
PSTyler
Occasional Contributor
5 years ago

Not able to import project.xml.backup file in 2.7.0 as well in 3.0.0

After recent upgrade of 3.0.0 some of my existing projects from 2.7.0 version got corrupted and luckily I have those in project.xml.backup format. How can I import those project with back up file in ...
  • sonya_m's avatar
    sonya_m
    5 years ago

    PSTyler it is really sad to hear that!

     

    I found the support ticket, so let me quote it here for reference.

    Here's what our Support Team suggests to prevent projects from getting corruped:

     

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    One way to avoid work loss is to use a composite project and check it into a Git version control system such as GitHub or BitBucket. ReadyAPI integrates with Git based version control systems to save composite projects. Below is the documentation on the Git integration in ReadyAPI.

    https://support.smartbear.com/readyapi/docs/integrations/git/index.html

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richie's avatar
richie
Community Hero
Hi PSTyler,

I create backups also as i dont use version control.
Someone else posted the same question on the soapui forum last year and it didnt get answered, but i always assumed that you'd just remove the .backup extension (leaving the .xml extension) and that would work.
The other post indicates they tried removing the .backup as i would expect but they said it didnt work.

I havent found any other details indicating how to load a backup, and i'll see if i can load a backup later when im in front of my laptop. If it doesnt work and noone answers before i get back i'll do a compare of my backup against the genuine copy and see whats what to try and resolve.

Nice one

Rich
PSTyler's avatar
PSTyler
Occasional Contributor
5 years ago

I tried to remove.backup and then try to import file it still gives me an error Invalid project file.

  • richie's avatar
    richie
    Community Hero
    5 years ago
    Hi PSTyler,

    Does it actually say the file is "invalid"?
    If it reports the file is invalid it probably means its malformed.

    I'll look later. Have you tried verifying if the file is wellformed?

    Cheers,

    Rich
    • richie's avatar
      richie
      Community Hero
      5 years ago

      Hi PSTyler 

       

      Rigth - I just compared one of my backup files to the original copy and  hte files are identical - so loading in a backup should work fine.

       

      considering youre getting a message saying the file is invalid when you try and load it in - I would suggest that both your original file and the backup file has become corrupted in some way causing the .xml to become malformed.

       

      Can you launch the project file (or backup) using a browser (or XMLSpy) or any other application that includes an XMLParser?  that'll be the check to confirm if the files are actually malformed from an XML wellformed rules perspective and we can then determine how to fix the corruption

       

      nice one

       

      rich

      • sonya_m's avatar
        sonya_m
        SmartBear Alumni (Retired)
        5 years ago

        Thank you for the investigaion richie.

         

        PSTyler was the issue solved? If you still need help from the ReadyAPI Community, please let us know.