// Error: line 0: Error reading file.
 

Hi there. I worked on a project one week. Once I restarted my computer [I saved the file first]. When I tried to open my .mb this error showed: // Error: line 0: Error reading file.
This is what showed up in the script editor:
file -f -options "v=0;" -typ "mayaBinary" -o "D:/My Documents/Desktop/ /Others/Maya Rigs/Cool Guy/cool guy.mb";addRecentFile("D:/My Documents/Desktop/ /Others/Maya Rigs/Cool Guy/cool guy.mb", "mayaBinary");
// File read in 0 seconds. //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: lambert13 //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: MouthBlack //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: EyesWhite //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: CP //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: Pupils //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: green //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: Transparent //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: Hair //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: Eyebrows //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: Fingers1 //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: pasted__Fingers1 //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: lambert4 //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: file1 //
// Warning: line 0: swatches file depend node not found, icon discarded: pasted__lambert2 //
// Error: line 0: Error reading file. //
// Error: line 0: Error reading file. //

Most likely your file has been corrupted. If it is, you're kinda SOL when saving with .mb. With .ma, you can (sometimes) recover your information. Hopefully you have backups.

First question: what is SOL :D
Second question: what is the different between .mb and .ma?
Third question: can I recover my scene?

1) http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=S.O.L.
2) http://simplymaya.com/forum/showpost...0&postcount=14
3) You can try zipping and uploading your file here and see if anyone else can open it.

http://www.mediafire.com/?fyok2ujmkw3a3pi Here is the download link. Hope somebody can open it :3

I opened the file in a hex editor (allows me to take a look at binary files) and there is absolutely zero information in the file; it's all zeros. Sorry, but it's gone.

Ohhh.... :( I had a backup on 1/4 of the process.. So I will start it from there.. Thanks for the attention :)

Don't think this thread is in the right place, but I have exact same issue. My file is attached. Please, tell me it's not all zeroes :( I've been working for a week on this and I made backup ages ago. :help:

Why is this stuff happening anyway?

Hi Lokjutus, the file is fine. It is still intact. It is a Maya 2014 file.

Thank you PixalZA. It's in Maya 2014 - that I completely forgot. I was trying out Maya 2014 and without thinking I overwrote my Maya 2012 file. Is there any way to get it back to 2012? Because I don't think I will finish this project by the time my 2014 trial period ends.

Easiest is to export your geometry to obj or fbx and import it into 2012.

Thhank you very much for that, I will try it.

Or export as a .ma, and when opening the scene, check "Ignore version".

Woops
 

uhm... I failed a little bit