RobotStudio .NET exception: End of Central Directory record could not be found

RobotStudio
1

Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Last night before leaving work I saved my robot studio station like normal. This morning when I started studio and tried to open the station this is the error I have. Any ide

RobotStudio .NET exception: End of Central Directory record could not be found.

Base exception: InvalidDataException
End of Central Directory record could not be found.
at System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive.ReadEndOfCentralDirectory()
at System.IO.Compression.ZipArchive.Init(Stream stream, ZipArchiveMode mode, Boolean leaveOpen)
at RobotStudio.API.Persistence.PimDocument.LoadZip(Stream fileStream, Int64 fileSize, String docType, Boolean readOnly, Nullable1 requiredGuid) at RobotStudio.API.Persistence.PimDocument.InternalLoad(String fileName, String docType, Boolean readOnly, Nullable1 requiredGuid)
at RobotStudio.API.Persistence.PimDocument.Load(String fileName, String docType, Boolean readOnly, Boolean allowExisting, Nullable`1 requiredGuid, ProgressNotification progressDelegate, Double progressStart, Double progressEnd)
at ABB.Robotics.RobotStudio.Stations.Station.Load(String fileName, Boolean asReadOnly, ProgressNotification progressDelegate, FileNotFoundNotification fileNotFoundDelegate, Boolean loadGeometry)
at ABBInternal.FileCommands.FileCommandServices.OpenStation(String fileName, Boolean loadGeometry)
at ABBInternal.FileCommands.RecentStationsCommandHandler.LoadRecentStationOrSolution(String fileName)
at RobotStudio.Backstage.BackstageRecent.btn_ExecuteCommand(Object sender, ExecuteCommandEventArgs e)
at ABB.Robotics.RobotStudio.Environment.CommandBarButton.d__0.MoveNext()

2

Looks like the file is corrupt unfortunately.
What happens if you try to open the file in a zip tool (like 7zip)?

3

I haven’t tried yet, but I will. Thanks!

4

Its a little late for scadkins, but maybe helps another people.
I had the same problem today, the archive .rsstn was corrupted, so i open the station not from it, but from StationBackups folder in Station folder.

5

Thank you man! I was super worried on a project I am working on.

6

Hello,

RS should ask to open backup when main crash.