Repairing a QlikView qvf file

[Danijel]

Hello together,

There is the possibility to repair a damaged qvw file with appropriate tricks to get access to the script and the user interface. For this I always use the procedure as described in the article -> https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView-App-Dev/Recovering-A-QlikView-Document/td-p/916032.

Now we have the case that QlikView has been saving documents in qvf format for some time. Here, too, it has happened that a document was damaged and could no longer be opened. Unfortunately, the method described above no longer works.

Is there currently a way to repair a qvf or is it only possible to use a backup?

Thanks and greetings

[Ray_Strother]

Hello ,

1. You can try to open the file without data- as describe in the below link.
mhttps://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Open-QlikView-Application-QVW-File-Without-Loading-The/ta-p/1711885

2. Also make sure the Qlikview files and folders are excluded from active antivirus scanning .

https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/QlikView-Folders-and-files-to-exclude-from-a...

[Danijel]

Hi @Ray_Strother 

thanks for the tip. Opening without data does not work because you can no longer open the file because it is damaged.

Attached are the error messages.

[Danijel]

@Ray_Strother  Do you have any other ideas about this?