Notepad - can't display current FIDIR.TXT - just get blank screen - file is all hex "00"

Ps56k2
Ps56k2 Quicken Windows Subscription Alumni ✭✭✭✭
edited July 14 in The Water Cooler

very weird - it appears to open - but the display is totally blank -

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  • UKR
    UKR Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    What's your filesize?
    And what's your folder location? C:\ProgramData\Quicken\Inet\Common\Localweb\Banklist\2019
    Mine took about 5 seconds to open as expected. I'm on R 57.12

  • markus1957
    markus1957 Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser, Windows Beta Beta

    FWIW, it opened fine. File in 2019 folder is dated 6-13-2024. The one in 2018 folder also opened. It had an early June date.

  • NotACPA
    NotACPA Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've got a shortcut on my desktop to the file in the 2019 folder. Opened file just now.

    Q user since February, 1990. DOS Version 4
    Now running Quicken Windows Subscription, Business & Personal
    Retired "Certified Information Systems Auditor" & Bank Audit VP

  • Ps56k2
    Ps56k2 Quicken Windows Subscription Alumni ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 13

    yeah - I know … me too - shortcut always works - can't even open from FILE of Notepad -
    very weird - I'll have to see which previous versions open - these previous versions open fine with a click -

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  • Ps56k2
    Ps56k2 Quicken Windows Subscription Alumni ✭✭✭✭

    well - somehow my FIDIR is trash - with all hex "00" -

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  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited June 13

    Notepad is simply slow. My text editor of choice is vim. It opens fidir instantly. Of course it helps to have vi hard-coded into your fingers.

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • Jon
    Jon Quicken Mac Subscription SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta
    edited June 13

    Mine last updated two days ago this afternoon on my Mac (I was looking at the wrong one), it looks fine. I always open it in a spreadsheet since it's a CSV file, it's a lot easier to read with the columns broken out.

  • Rocket J Squirrel
    Rocket J Squirrel Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser ✭✭✭✭✭

    I always open it in a spreadsheet since it's a CSV file, it's a lot easier to read with the columns broken out.

    I had never tried that. It can be easier to read, but it took me about 5 minutes to arrange the columns to be readable. Looking at the plain text is easier for me.

    Quicken user since version 2 for DOS, now using QWin Biz & Personal Subscription (US) on Win10 Pro.

  • Jon
    Jon Quicken Mac Subscription SuperUser, Mac Beta Beta

    Whoops, my mistake, it's tab separated not CSV.

  • Ps56k2
    Ps56k2 Quicken Windows Subscription Alumni ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 13

    weird - all others open ok except the bogus Hex 00 one that was downloaded -

    Also - now have this weird new UNZIP file - from 6/9 -

    just copied the good FIDIR from 6/5 into/over the bogus 6/9 - and will watch for future downloads..

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  • markus1957
    markus1957 Quicken Windows Subscription SuperUser, Windows Beta Beta

    FWIW, I no longer have an Unzip folder. Can't say when that stopped. My guess is the hex Unzip folder is a leftover from a corrupted OSU where the fidir.txt file did not get unpacked properly and then the folder deleted.

    Might be time for a clean install.

  • Ps56k2
    Ps56k2 Quicken Windows Subscription Alumni ✭✭✭✭

    very weird - just deleted all the Hex 00 files from 6/9 -

    just downloaded and installed R56.9 - and now have a new FIDIR that is good -

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