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ASPEN USER MANUAL
CONFIGURATION
Corrupted Configurations
As mentioned above, the configuration information is stored in the aspen.xml file. If the
configuration file becomes corrupted, Aspen will not be able to run, and the file will need
to be repaired or restored.
The file “AspenOriginal.xml” is provided as a copy of the orginally distributed
configuration file, and is located in the Aspen installation directory (typically
“C:/Program Files/ NCAR/Aspen”. In the worst case, this file can simply be copied over
aspen.xml (note that the file name case is significant). This will restore Aspen to the
default configuration parameters, but all changes or additions that have been made to the
configuration will be lost.
If the aspen.xml file is only slightly corrupted, it may be possible to correct the error with
a text editor. A simple way to locate a syntax error is to open aspen.xml in Internet
Explorer, which provides structured viewing of XML files. Internet Explorer will indicate
lines that do not parse correctly, and then a standard text editor may be used to fix minor
problems.
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