Project file extension
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I was working on a project, and started to work on a new project. Then wanted to go back to the first one, but all the autosaves in the startup window are saves from the second project.
I have tried to find the first one on the hard drive but do not see it.
There's a folder named after it, but no project looking files inside.
How do I load the first project?
Also, why do these autosaves not contain the name of the project so it's MUCH less confusing to know what I am opening? -
I cannot figure out how to open an existing project.
I have tried loading .hip and .xml files, but the project loads blank. -
Projects are saved as separate folders with the project name.
Xml files are not projects.
They contain some of the code data associated with the project, such as the UI scripts and the modules.The xmls are a way to backup these elements of the project but don't contain the entire project itself.
You've likely messed something up, file organisation wise.
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@griffinboy no, I haven't.
I worked on that project for weeks by open the latest auto save each time I ran hise.
This time, I started a new project, worked on it for a day, and went looking for the previous project the next day and cannot find it.
I'm a 30 year expert with windows, I didn't misplace or delete something.Are you able to open past projects? Please try it and let me know.
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@pcs800 When you're working on your project you should save the main file using the .xml format. File > Save XML.
The .hip format should only be used for backups and working on little test patches within your project.
The autosave is there for emergencies if HISE crashes and shouldn't be used in place of saving the xml or hip.
Additionally, scripts are saved when you compile them, saving the xml will not save them.
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Yes, I've never had a problem opening past projects I have over a hundred in my active folder and I switch every day.
The new hise project opener UI is likely what has caused confusion. There are many things you could've done wrong / misunderstand about the way hise projects work, so it's hard to know exactly what has gone wrong for you. The interface for loading projects is very new and didn't use to exist. It probably gives the illusion that the hise saving system works like any other software, but in truth it's a bit more manual work. Different saving options in hise save different parts of a project. Some overwrite, some create copies, some save only the scriptnode networks some save only the structure of the project, etc etc.
It's something I only figured out myself after making mistakes, and manually reading through the files that hise saves.
Create a new project, save the xml.
Now create an additional new project, and save the xml.You should now have two different folders which bear the respective project names.
To load in one of the new projects, use the load project option and navigate to the first layer of a projects folder. Hise will then open the project using all the project files it's not just the xml or hip that it uses.
