it happened again!! I can't believe it!

Hi, Alan

I don't have any kind of solution to offer, I'm afraid. But, brother, I feel ya pain! :(

I hope tech support take a look at it for you and work out what's going on so it doesn't happen again.

All the best,

Leslie 

Thanks Leslie,

The good news is that I'm getting pretty fast at this thing   The bad news is that I keep futzing with the program, adding stuff, refining images, etc.  That adds time... and makes it even more frustrating when it all disappears... POOF!

Here's what I'm doing so I won't be so disheartend the next time (yes, I think it will happen again. I don't know why I think that but twice is more than a coincidence).  I do a little work and save the file as xxxx_1.story and xxx.story.  Let's say I'm working on xxx. I'll work for about 10 minutes and save it as xxx and xxx_1.  Now, I'm working on xxx_1.  I work for about 10 minutes and save it as xxx_1 and xxx.  I just repeat this process every 10 minutes or so.

My thinking is that it's easier to do this and only have to recreate 10 minutes of work than to keep saving the file and then have to redo 3 days worth of work.

Hey, Dave, Tom... you guys should build a save process like this into the program to save us poor souls from agony and frustation.

Just an idea.

Alan

So sorry to hear about the trouble, Alan. You can explain why an auto-save feature is important to you, directly to our development team, by using this link. 

Best of luck getting your project finished

Thanks Peter.  I submitted the request.

BTW, I've rebuilt most of the .story.  I was up until about 4:30am working on it.  Now, I'm just trying to figure out sneaky ways to get more than one test question on a slide.

I think I'll have my Flash buddies create the test in flash for me.  Does Quizmaker do that?

Alan

Oh, no:( Sorry to hear that Alan. I recommend using something like Dropbox for worked files. I've been using it for over a year (paid for the upgrade at $99 / year) and IT IS A LIFESAVER. I have access to my files no matter where I am and my development machines are all synchronized. I can also invite other collaborators. 

The best part... it automatically saves versions of every save. So if I muck something up (not me... never:P) then all I need to do is go onto the dropbox site and roll-back the file to a previous version. And all is well

Hey Steve, I may just do that.  Tks,

@Alan - Dropbox is totally worth the price. Like Steve, I never make mistakes, but if I did, I sure would be relieved to know I can go back in time and retrieve previous versions of files... especially the night before conference sessions and other important events.