https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Unable-to-open-SAS-project-on-SAS-EG/m-p/587051#M14608 <P>Try to open it with a compression program like 7zip. egp files are zipped archives of xml files, so you might find something usable in there.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hint: Avoid storing egp files in a remote location (network share, workspace server) while you are working on them. EG has a habit of trashing the files if the connection is unstable. Copying egp files to a place where there's backup is OK once you're finished.</P> Sun, 08 Sep 2019 05:31:53 GMT Kurt_Bremser 2019-09-08T05:31:53Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Unable-to-open-SAS-project-on-SAS-EG/m-p/587012#M14607 <P>Hello all,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am trying to open a SAS project on my SAS EG which is giving an error message:&nbsp;<STRONG>"Unable to open file ...abc.egp as valid project file"</STRONG></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I was working on this file about 24 hours ago, Opinions on how to resolve this welcome?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Thanks</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 07 Sep 2019 23:23:25 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Unable-to-open-SAS-project-on-SAS-EG/m-p/587012#M14607 supriyasen26 2019-09-07T23:23:25Z https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Unable-to-open-SAS-project-on-SAS-EG/m-p/587051#M14608 <P>Try to open it with a compression program like 7zip. egp files are zipped archives of xml files, so you might find something usable in there.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hint: Avoid storing egp files in a remote location (network share, workspace server) while you are working on them. EG has a habit of trashing the files if the connection is unstable. Copying egp files to a place where there's backup is OK once you're finished.</P> Sun, 08 Sep 2019 05:31:53 GMT https://communities.sas.com/t5/New-SAS-User/Unable-to-open-SAS-project-on-SAS-EG/m-p/587051#M14608 Kurt_Bremser 2019-09-08T05:31:53Z