After solving TinyXML error message, my code become spacing!!

[xstud]

Hi, I would like to ask for help about a massive problem that I faced.

After I use Code::Blocks to open my project file, an error appear: (I could not copy the exact information from the alert box, the line is different)

"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\user\AppData\Roaming\codeblocks\default.conf
At row 0, column: 0.

Then I followed the steps to troubleshoot by delete the default.conf file.

But when I open my project file again, my 500+ lines of code all are in 1 line and became something like spacing or other form of text. They can be highlighted but cannot see and edit, even build + run. I tried to copy to Notepad++, Microsoft Word, etc. all the software cannot display them.

The .c source file shows the file have the original size and the notepad++ shows that the length is 23190 in 1 line.

In both of the attachment photo, grey color is the highlighted.

I have no idea what's going on and this is my programming project that need to submit, I don't have any backup of it.

Perhaps I can get some solution or idea from you guys. Thank you so much!

[BlueHazzard]

can you upload the c file?
what if you open the file in a hex editor?

[stahta01]

Did you look for a temp file? Like main.c.temp

Tim S.

[xstud]

Since the forum cannot upload .c file, I copied and paste into notepad as .txt

@BlueHazzard It shows the same number when I copied into hex editor.

@stahta01 I can't find it even I chosen view hidden file.

[Jenna]

The uploaded file contains nothing but blanks (hex 20).
If you do not have a backup your content is lost.

I never saw this behaviour before.

If Code::Blocks saves files it does it by writing a temp-file in the same directory and then delet the original one and rename the temp.
This is done to avoid such issues.

[BlueHazzard]

Are you using some wired security software like Malwarebytes Antiransomware?

The uploaded file contains nothing but blanks (hex 20).

Well this is bad. But i don't think codeblocks is the culprit here... Is it for all files, or only for one file?

[xstud]

@BlueHazzard I'm using Symantec Endpoint Protection. Only the main.c file affected.


Anyway, thanks for all of you willing to help me to solve this problem.

I already start to redo my coding since I need to submit soon. Thanks! 

[oBFusCATed]

This time you could try to use a vcs (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Version_control)