Error -39

[Charles Yeomans]

On Saturday, February 8, 2003, at 05:35  AM, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> on 2/8/03 2:42 AM, jeff benjamin at jeffb at interactiveink.com wrote:
>
>> I have a VDB file which is returning error -39 when I try to open it. 
>> I
>> believe this is a Mac end of file error. But the Finder doesn't have
>> this problem (I can copy the file, compress it with stuffit, etc.).
>> I've tried to open it on a few different computers with the same 
>> result.
>>
>> Any tips for me?
>
> Hi Jeff,
>
> Is this vdb file from 4 mode db
> Or you have keep all db in one file ?
>
> As you know Valentina have self own file system,
> So problem come from internal logical file
> This is why Finder have no problem.
>
> If this vdb file have data also, I afraid you have problems...
> :-(
>
> Even no idea how to recover it.
> I hope you have back up of this db

I have had partial success recovering data from a corrupt Valentina 
file by opening it up in a hex editor and rooting through it for data.  
I was only looking for string and text data, which made it possible.

Charles Yeomans