Trouble opening AutoCAD LT 97 file

[packie81]

I am trying to open an AutoCAD LT 97 drawing file in AutoCAD 2002, but I keep getting an out of memory error.

Any ideas? Steve Mackie, Product/Applications Engineer
Apical Conveyor Systems, Inc.
Tavistock, Ontario

 

[borgunit]

Make sure you have at least 100 Mb of space free on your local hard drive.

 

[packie81]

Okay, 19.1GB free, now what Steve Mackie, Product/Applications Engineer
Apical Conveyor Systems, Inc.
Tavistock, Ontario

 

[RiBeneke]

It may be a corrupted file.
I do not think AutoCAD LT drawings can have embedded apps that could perhaps run away.
Have you tried to RECOVER rather than OPEN the file ?

 

[packie81]

No corrupted file, any file over 1.6MB apparently. I came up with a work around, but it's a pain. I open in AutoCAD R14, then convert to R12, then open in 2002 no problem.
Steve Mackie, Product/Applications Engineer
Apical Conveyor Systems, Inc.
Tavistock, Ontario