Bug #50579 Opening an ".mwb" file creates a "wb51.mwb" file

• Submitted: 25 Jan 2010 7:19
• Modified: 25 Jan 2010 14:30
• Reporter: Perry Cappadocia
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Workbench
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.2.14 OSS beta rev 4990
• OS: Windows (32 bit xp pro sp3)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: open model, open recent

[25 Jan 2010 7:19] Perry Cappadocia

Description:
When opening file xyz.mwb file using any of these methods: double click from the desktop, open recent from the menu, or open model from the menu, open from the Home tab....a new file named xyz.wb51.mwb is created.  If you open xyz.wb51.mwb, a new file named xyz.wb51.wb51.mwb is created. etc...
I did not expect the filename to have "wb51" inserted.

How to repeat:
open a mwb file.

[25 Jan 2010 14:30] Johannes Taxacher

Hi Perry,

this is actually expected behaviour - for models which have been created with versions prior to MySQL Workbench 5.1. Because the Document-Format is not backwards-compatibel, WB creates a backup-copy of the file  and stores it with the suffix 'wb51' after the filename.
As a side-effect of that behaviour, when you open a backup-copy, you will get a backup-copy of this one again - thus the additional "wb51".
This should not happen to files which have been created, or have been already saved in the newer format.
If theres something wrong with that behaviour please re-open the bug.

thanks