while I was editing my code for my application, i saved my code but just after saving it my computer’s power went off, i restarted my computer and my application’s file was there but when i opened it with the processing editor the code blank, there is nothing there. Not even the previously saved versions of my code. But i noticed my file size is the same, i am hoping i can recover my code somehow. Thanks in advance!.
Hm.
Look in your temp folder
These are temporary files
sorry i am new to this, can you tell me where the temp folder is located?
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Note that the contents of the Java file will need to be minimally translated back into your sketch–it is the same code, but preprocessed (color becomes int, things move between setup and settings, functions have prefixess etc)
Also note that the location of temp files is different depending on your operating system.
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how do i search for my fill in the temp folder?
I have one program to search the file names and I have one sketch to search the file content
here is the latter / 2nd one:
Please make sure to set the data inside the ****** section at the beginning of the sketch correctly !!!
where it says // alter these values:
// SEARCH FOR FILE CONTENT
// containing searchPhrase
// user selects folder, all sub-folders are searched
//**************************************************************
// alter these values:
String searchPhrase = "fill"; // "MENGER"; // search this
boolean ALL_UPPER_CASE = false; // true = not case-sensitive
boolean CHECK_ONLY_FILES_CONTAINING = true; // we can search for a certain file type only e.g. ".pde"
String ALLOWED_ENDING = ".java"; // e.g. ".pde" when CHECK_ONLY_FILES_CONTAINING = true
boolean SEARCH_RECURSIVE = true; // search sub-folders
//**************************************************************
//
//states
final int stateWaitForFolder = 0; // consts
final int stateDone = 1;
final int stateBreak = 2;
int state = stateWaitForFolder; // current
String folderGlobal = "";
String result = "Searching : "
+searchPhrase
+ ":\n";
boolean firstTime=true;
void setup() {
size (1100, 700);
background(111);
selectFolder("Select a folder to search sub-folders (Cancel to abort). TAKES A LONG TIME TO RUN",
"folderSelected");
if (ALL_UPPER_CASE)
searchPhrase = searchPhrase.toUpperCase();
if (searchPhrase.length() < 3)
println("SHORT SEARCH WORD -- WARNING!");
}
void draw() {
//
switch (state) {
case stateWaitForFolder:
// waiting until folder has been selected
background(111);
text("Please choose a folder. All sub-folders in the folder will be searched. Hit Cancel to abort.",
33, 33);
// THE WAIT IS OVER
if (!folderGlobal.equals("")) {
searchFolder( folderGlobal, 0 );
println("");
} // if
break;
case stateDone:
background(111);
text("DONE: " + folderGlobal,
33, 33);
showButtons();
if (firstTime) {
println (result+". <<<");
firstTime=false;
}
break;
case stateBreak:
background(111);
text("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.", 33, 33);
showButtons();
break;
default:
// error
println ("error 91");
exit();
break;
//
} // switch
} // func
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
void searchFolder(String folderLocal, int depth) {
// recursive
// println (folderLocal);
String[] strList;
if (depth==0||depth==1)
print(".");
// https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/io/File.html
File f = dataFile(folderLocal);
strList = f.list();
if (strList!=null) {
// println ("files in total: " + strList.length);
int i = 0;
for (File f1 : f.listFiles()) {
if (!f1.isFile()) {
// println ( spaceSigns(depth) + "\"" + f1.getName() + "\"," );
if (f1.isDirectory()) {
// println("call "+depth);
if (SEARCH_RECURSIVE)
searchFolder(f1.getAbsolutePath(), depth+1);
}
}//if
else {
// is a file
if ( checkFileName(f1.getName()) ) {
String[] temp1 = loadStrings(f1.getAbsolutePath());
String temp2 = join(temp1, " ");
if (ALL_UPPER_CASE)
temp2=temp2.toUpperCase();
if ( temp2.contains(searchPhrase) ) {
result+= f1.getName()
+ "\t in "
+ folderLocal
+ "\n";
}
}
}
} // for
// println("");
state = stateDone; // next state
}//if
}//func
String spaceSigns(int depth) {
// makes indents
String newS="";
for (int i=0; i<depth*4; i++)
newS+=" ";
return newS;
}//func
boolean checkFileName(String fileName) {
// depending on CHECK_ONLY_FILES_CONTAINING it returns true or it returns whether the file name contains a file ending ALLOWED_ENDING
if (CHECK_ONLY_FILES_CONTAINING)
return fileName.contains(ALLOWED_ENDING);
else
return true;
}//func
String getFileName(String fileName) {
// acts depending on ALL_UPPER_CASE
if (ALL_UPPER_CASE)
return fileName.toUpperCase();
else
return fileName;
}// func
// -----------------------------------------------------------------
// file handling
void folderSelected(File selection) {
// the 'callback' function.
if (selection == null) {
println("Window was closed or the user hit cancel.");
state=stateBreak;
} else {
println("User selected " + selection.getAbsolutePath());
folderGlobal = selection.getAbsolutePath();
} // else
}//func
// ----------------------------------------------------------------
// Input
void mousePressed() {
if (state==stateDone||state==stateBreak) {
if (dist(mouseX, mouseY, 133, 133) < 66) {
// reset / restart
folderGlobal="";
selectFolder("Select a folder to rename files (Cancel to abort):",
"folderSelected");
state=stateWaitForFolder;
}//if
else if (dist(mouseX, mouseY, 233, 133) < 66) {
exit();
}//else if
}//if
}//func
//-------------------------------------------------------------------
//Tools
void showButtons() {
// set mode for text and rect
textAlign(CENTER, CENTER);
rectMode(CENTER);
// rects
noFill();
rect(133-5, 133+3, 84, 23);
rect(233-1, 133+3, 84, 23);
// text
fill(255);
text ( "Next folder", 133, 133);
text ( "Quit", 233, 133);
// reset
textAlign(LEFT);
rectMode(CORNER); // The default mode is rectMode(CORNER)
}//func
//
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- 1st step, type in %Temp% or %Tmp% at Windows Explorer’s “Address Bar”.
- Inside that folder, right-click at anywhere empty and choose “Sort by” -> “Date Modified” & “Descending”.
- If you had successfully saved your sketch previously, let’s say it’s named “Ball_in_the_Chamber” for example, you’re gonna find subfolders named like this: “Ball_in_the_Chamber5248231791290049437temp”.
- Either they contain “.class” files only or they contain “.java” files.
- You need to pick the most recent subfolder containing “.java” files.
- As @jeremydouglass warned above, you’re gonna need to convert the most recent “.java” files back to the “.pde” syntax.
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thanks you so much!!! i finally understood it and successfully converted it from java. How do i avoid this issue in the future?
In menu tools there is archive your Sketch
Use this regularly
Also save your sketch
Make backup
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Thank you, thank you so much. You save my all day. Btw, java file could open with Visual Studio, and after small adaptation you can restore all code.
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