I can't open Codeblocks! Gives me TinyXML error message

[Juice41]

So today I have no clue what happened, opened codeblocks, and it wouldnt open, just gave me this error:

"An exception has been raised!

The application encountered an error at
C:\Codeblocks\src\sdk\configmanager.cpp, on line 239.
The error message is:

TinyXML error: Error document empty.
In file: C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Roaming\codeblocks\default.conf
At row 0, column: 0.

Code::Blocks Version revision 6283 (gcc 4.4.1, build: Feb 27 2010 19:46:30)"


I'm not very good with computers, please tell me what to do!
Thanks!

[MortenMacFly]

In file: C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Roaming\codeblocks\default.conf

Delete this file when C::B is not running and then re-start C::B.

[Juice41]

I open up my computer, go to C:, go to User, select Mike, but cant find the AppData folder. Any idea where it is or where to go?

[bluejayke]

it is probably a hidden folder. Google how to show hidden folders, than it will appear

[Juice41]

Never mind, I finally got it fixed, thanks so much for the help!!

[thomas]

I've committed the deadly sin of committing a change that I've not extensively tested (though I think it's trivial enough to work, and at least the compiler didn't reject it).

Raising an exception in the (unforeseen) case that a config file does exist but is empty is admittedly somewhat stupid. Code::Blocks now silenly fills in an empty xml header and root node as it would when it does not find a config file at all in the first place.

Now the important question that remains is: How can an existing config file become truncated... this should not possibly ever happen, unless the application crashes while saving the config (assuming you did not truncate it yourself).