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Ephraim Kappler
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11-05-2009 03:12
I'm having occasional issues with opening Qavimator files via double-click. Sometimes they take as much as 45 seconds to open. Qavimator will itself open instantly from my start menu and so will the files if I open them from within the program.

The issue isn't frequent and usually it won't apply to all of my Qavimator files. This morning, however, I found that none of the files will open on double-click despite restarting Windows and despite the fact that I have run no other programs apart from Firefox since I started work today.

I'm using a fairly clean installation of Windows XP SP3, which was installed on a new system only a few weeks ago. In case they're relevant, the basic specs are:

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
2.99 GB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Abraxes Binder
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11-05-2009 07:54
the only remotely relevant sugestion i can think of is that the association for the fileTYPE somehow was lost.. (heyyy its windows no big deal..:)
Try rightclicking a file and re-asociate the type to your aqvi executable
Its however not a given thing.
i have lost association of filetypes where windows just wont show the executeable on the association list (programFiles) any more.
But good luck with re-association of your qavi
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Ephraim Kappler
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11-05-2009 10:15
Thanks Abraxes but I tried that already and unfortunately it makes no difference. Windows has no trouble finding and listing the exe under available programs but I still browsed to it again just to be on the safe side.

It's the damnedest thing because, like I said, I have no trouble opening files from within the program. The trouble is I need to use double-click because I have an range of similar versions stored in a document tree and it is too easy to confuse files as I negotiate them with the save dialog.

I haven't seen this happen with other software on Windows so I wonder is it a glitch in the program? If I could find fault with Qavimator it would be that it seems to be permanently stuck in some beta version that needs a good debugging.
Abraxes Binder
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11-06-2009 07:09
From: Ephraim Kappler
Thanks Abraxes but I tried that already and unfortunately it makes no difference.


adw.. then im out of idears :/
But , yes i have seen associationproblems with other apps also
anywithch
good luck !

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Ephraim Kappler
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11-06-2009 08:22
The only solution I could find was to regenerate the files by cutting and pasting the keyframes from the old document into a new one. It's a pain in the neck but it works. The new version opens in a flash.

I'm pretty sure the issue is with the Qavimator software itself as opposed to some dumbass Windows thing: I compared an old file with a new version in UltraEdit and they are exactly the same, line for line.

But thanks again for the suggestion.