Mapsource file won't open

What are you using to create the file? Sounds as if it is a text editor or a word processor that is embedding format information.

I had a similar problem in the past when I was editing a .csv file. I think I was using an older version of EPE and had been working for a long time without saving my work (Murphy's Law). A big chunk in the middle of the file was filled with thousands of ######. I looked at it with Excel, figured out which line this started with and deleted it down to where it was good again, making sure I had only 4 columns. I then compared it to my backed up file to figure out what points were missing. It turned out to only be the one where the fault started. It was an easy fix, but I had a backup to compare with.

I am creating them in Mapsoursc and saving to GPX. I make the waypoints then view them in google earth to see if each POI is in the correct spot.
I can open it in Excel but it ask for all kinds of things before it opens and I don't know what to say and when the file opens it has a lot of stuff I don't know what is.

Click on my contact tab and we'll exchange email addys so you can send me the file. I'll take a look at it and see if it can be salvaged.

I save my file quite often but have never made backup files while I am working on them. I will do that from now on.

I sent you my email address. Thanks for the help.

Just a note to let everyone know how nice a_user was. He had me email him my file that I could not open and he tried to fix it.
It just showes you that there are great people on the POI-Factory.
THANKS a_user for your help.

Back to another part of my question:
Does anyone know why there are blank lines in my comments using Mapsource? The information I type is there but there are many blank lines inbetween each line of my information.