Malformed \uxxxx encoding.

[vardasjonas]

a program I run in widows XP using the virtualbox is coming up with the above error and the log associated with the program, gives the following information.

"Tue Feb 28 12:59:34 GMT 2012
assertion: Automation enabled is false

Tue Feb 28 12:59:34 GMT 2012
PreferenceMgr:init
Malformed \uxxxx encoding.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Malformed \uxxxx encoding.
at java.util.Properties.loadConvert(Properties.java:387)
at java.util.Properties.load(Properties.java:335)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.isGeneMapperPropertyFileExists(PreferenceMgr.java:411)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.init(PreferenceMgr.java:101)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.<init>(PreferenceMgr.java:67)
at com.apldbio.ifa.gui.preferences.PreferenceMgr.getInstance(PreferenceMgr.java:76)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.initialize(IFA.java:196)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.<init>(IFA.java:133)
at com.apldbio.ifa.IFA.main(IFA.java:1519)"

I have reinstalled the program (genemapper), which was working fine up until the date above (feb 28th), so I suspect it might a problem with virtualbox.
Any advice would be appreciated!

[Twisted Lucidity]

It's Java failing to load some stored properties. The file is probably plain text and human readable.
I'd be inclined to load it in a good text editor and check the file or seek assistance from the authors of "genemapper"

I'd be surprised if this was a VBox issue.

[Perryg]

If this worked before the 28th and does not now something must have changed. What changed?

[vardasjonas]

Hi
thanks for the response.
It wasn't a Vbox issue, was an issue with the program which is now resolved.
Thanks again!!