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Why, when I try to run a certain program, do I only get an alert box that says "TOS Error #35"?
CAUSE The program you are trying to run is not executable on the ST. "TOS Error #35" is the ST's way of telling you that it doesn't understand what's contained in the file.
DIAGNOSIS There can be a number of reasons for this. If you downloaded the file from a bulletin board, it could have either been corrupted during the transfer or, more likely, wasn't meant for the ST. If the file has been around for a while, on either a floppy or a hard disk, there is a small chance that the disk has been scrambled.
Also, maybe the disk and file are fine, and the file's contents are not a program. Sometimes a random file may accidentally be renamed as a program (.PRG, .APP, .TOS or .TTP files), and the ST will respond with "TOS Error #35" when you attempt to execute it.
CURE Unfortunately, if the file is corrupted, you've got one shot at fixing it. Disk Doctor, from Antic Software, has an option to try to fix a damaged file. It only works on files whose "table of contents" is scrambled; if the actual file data is corrupted, it cannot reconstruct it. If the latter is the case, better bring out your backup. Disk Doctor is in the TOOLS folder on your START disk, in the ARCed file DSKDRARC.PRG.
In the case of the misnamed file, change its extension to TXT (use the Show Info.., option under the File menu) and double-click on it. If the contents appear as normal, readable text, then it's a data file, not a program file.