Recovering from a crash during edit (6.1)

Question

Hello again,
      There used to be resource (.rsc) files that, post crash, one could rename .VI and open - sometimes recovering work after a crash.  I Don't remember what version(s) this was in, perhaps 4.x - maybe 5.x too.  Is there any such "recovery option" in LabVIEW 6.1, 7.1 , or 8.0 ?
Thanks.
(Most interest is in 6.1 options, as 7.1 seems very stable)
Message Edited by Dynamik on 01-26-2006 04:56 PM
Message Edited by Dynamik on 01-26-2006 04:56 PM
Message Edited by Dynamik on 01-26-2006 05:03 PM
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Answer 1

I seem to recall that Labview used to create these .rsc files in revision 4.X as well as other temporary files.
If I remember correctly they were created in the temporary directory C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\.
You had to clean them out from time to time in Windows 3.X
   (crashing of course was a frequent occurence on Windows 3.1 and when Bill said we wouldn't  see GPF error message again, we never did - he changed the message)
I don't recall that you could load the .rsc files but the structure was certainly reminiscent of a LabVIEW VI of the time (it was a tantalizig glimpse of what could have been).
Perhaps someone else could recall more? Anyway I tried and coudn't load one; but then my Windows machines don' crash (honest)
But what an ace idea, a bit like the 'Edit Undo' feature, it was a long time coming but when it did we all wondered how we lived without it.
Perhaps they could addd an option to write open file formats (sort of XML) and really start something?