Error : Invalid page format.

[gsmith]

Hi, not posted on here before but have used PG Offline for about a year.

Having the same problem as described in this thread: Invalid page format for all my groups (public and private).  Tried ticking the Skip Authorisation box and was able to download some messages from some groups but not most.

I've also tried logging into yahoo groups through IE7 first and then going into the actual group and then clicking Start but am still getting the Invalid page format message.

I can't see that yahoo has changed the format but maybe it's a subtle difference?

G

[crowsbone]

Hi Wilson,

I'm having the same problem- the groups to which I subscribe are all set to private and I haven't been able to download anything since the 9th of September.  I've tried the skip authorisation and login tips to no avail- any help would be greatly appreciated!

Cheers,

Graham.

[Wilson Logan]

Hi All,

This is working for me and some others:

Please check that:

1) You have 'Skip Authorization' switched ON i.e. the box is ticked.

2) You have logged in to Yahoo groups using Internet Explorer (NOT Firefox).

3) Start PG Offline

4) Try a Refresh.



If anyone is able using this procedure to get some but not all groups, can you check to see if the groups you can't get are private or public or a mix of both.

Thanks,

Wilson.
 

[crowsbone]

Wilson,

Fantastic!  I hadn't tried logging in with IE- much as I dislike the browser, it's sorted the problem.

Thanks,

Graham.

[gsmith]

This is working for me and some others:

Please check that:

1) You have 'Skip Authorization' switched ON i.e. the box is ticked.

2) You have logged in to Yahoo groups using Internet Explorer (NOT Firefox).

3) Start PG Offline

4) Try a Refresh.



If anyone is able using this procedure to get some but not all groups, can you check to see if the groups you can't get are private or public or a mix of both.

Hi Wilson,

I tried this but can only intermitently receive my public groups.  All my private groups still get the Invalid page format message.

Any ideas as to what may be wrong.

Many thanks

Gary

[Wilson Logan]

Hi Gary,

If you've followed the instructions there shouldn't be a problem.

Can you run a debug session?  To do this, please download and unzip this file:

http://www.pgoffline.com/groupmanager/pgo.zip

to C:/pgo.bat.


Then in Windows do Start--> Run  and type

cmd

in the field. Hit enter. You will be taken to a DOS window.


Run the batch file by typing C:/pgo.bat at the command prompt  (looks like this > ) in the DOS window which will start PG Offline in debug mode. Try to do a download of a problem group so that you get the 'Invalid Page Format' error. Once you get the error you can stop PG Offline.

Now go to the folder C:/Program Files/PG Offline/Log and there will be at least one HTML file there. Can you please zip up the HTML file(s) and send them to me?

Thanks,

Wilson.

[iactnow]

Hi,
This is the first time I've posted, just found this group.

I have always had the "Invalid page format error" and pgoffline frequently crashes and I have to restart it. So the package has been very unreliable for me. I have version 2.5.49 of pgoffline and version 7 of Internet explorer.

I have the trial version which will run out in 3 days, I would like to keep it but it's so unstable that unless something changes I'll have to stop using it.

Where do you go to set the  'Skip Authorization' switched ON i.e. the box is ticked.

John

[Wilson Logan]

Hi John,

In File--> Options --> Workflow.


What OS are you running?  What crash are you getting? You should run PGO in windows compatibility mode and disable Visual Themes.

Please see this excellent post by Brad:

http://pgoffline.com/smf/index.php?topic=635.0



Cheers,

Wilson.

[Reikidragon]

Wilson,

  Could you email me off list? Osiris20672002 @ Yahoo.com ? I need a bit of help with getting pgoffline off one computer and into another one without loosing my huge downloaded messages.

  I will also need to know how to register on a new PC. Thanks in advance,

  Alan Keener

[Wilson Logan]

Hi Alan,

To move PGO from one machine to another, first install PGO on the target machine. Then copy the file 'ygroups.mdb'  (the main database file for PG Offline found in folder C:\Program Files\PG Offline\) to the same folder in the target machine. There will already exist a 'ygroups.mdb'  file on the target machine after PGO installation but it will be empty. Just overwrite it with the 'ygroups.mdb'  file from the source machine.

To register you need to:

) From the Help menu choose 'Product Registration'.

2) Fill in the UserName, Company, e-mail fields & Old Individual Registration Number fields.  Capitalisation is significant. I recommend you cut & paste.

3) Choose 'Get New Individual Registration Number ', (not 'Get Individual Registration Number ')

4) Write the new Reg code down. That way if your PC crashes & you need to re-install you will know what your details & code are.

Cheers,

Wilson.