# Xml file recovery

**URL:** <https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [August 11, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394 "2017-08-11T19:51:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394/1 "2017-08-11T19:51:49Z")

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Hi Chris,

I accidentally deleted an experiment between commits. I’m not sure what the straightforward way to recover it from the datafile is (I’m using pymworks and I don’t have a Mac with Matlab immediately handy). Do you mind pulling the experiment from this datafile for me?

Thanks,  
Evan

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394/2 "2017-08-11T19:54:31Z")

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Hi Evan,

I’ve attached the experiment XML and the Python script I used to extract it. To use the script:

```
python extract_experiment_xml.py events.mwk > exp.xml

```

Chris

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394/3 "2017-08-11T19:54:31Z")

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Attachment: [extract\_experiment\_xml.py](https://mworks.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/kibmEjvjWIi04u25UlJnse36olu.py) (454 Bytes)

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2017, 7:55pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394/4 "2017-08-11T19:55:42Z")

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Thanks!

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**Author:** ![cstawarz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/mworks.discourse.group/cstawarz/32/3_2.png) [@cstawarz](https://mworks.discourse.group/u/cstawarz)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://mworks.discourse.group/t/xml-file-recovery/394/5 "2022-07-19T21:55:10Z")

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