Spellcheck "File truncated" or "file does not exist" issue

Hi All,

Just thought i’d pass this on for those who dont already know it. Spellchecker usually behaves itself so I dont get to deal with it much.

I have come across a error with spellchecking in a notes client (this particualr version was v5.8) but I’m sure its could affect all versions.

The error showed up when performing two different actions:

1st Action

User clicks on spellcheck upon creating a mail and notes throws up the error of “file does not exist”.

2nd Action

In Notes v6+

User clicks on File > Preferences > International > Spellcheck > and clicks on Edit User Directory they get “File may be truncated”

In Notes v5

User clicks on File > Preferences > User Dictionary they get “File may be truncated”

I have seen this (file does not exist) error a number of times before and the normal fix was to copy a new uk dictionary (uk.dic) file accross to the data folder.

Unfortunatly this fix did not resolve these issues. I eventually narrowed it down to the users custom dictionary that caused the corruption (filename = user). Once this file was renamed Notes was fine.

Hope this helps save time for someone else

Regards Gary