Juergen.Lange

opening a max patcher shows in max window

error: patchername: can't open, bad header.

Is there any possibility to repair the file?

   error: patchername: can't open, bad header.

cant-open-bad-header

This usually means that the file has the wrong type -- that it's 

actually a text patcher, but has been typed as a binary one. Try 

opening the file "as text" in Max and resaving.

This usually means that the file has the wrong type -- that it's  
actually a text patcher, but has been typed as a binary one. Try  
opening the file "as text" in Max and resaving.

I could not open the file with MAXMSP as text, but could open with TextEdit.

And I found this: the student who worked at the patcher saved the

Good idea.
I could not open the file with MAXMSP as text, but could open with TextEdit.
And I found this: the student who worked at the patcher saved the
pattrstorage file at the patcher name!

Can't open, bad header