Problem: When using Bodhi Freeway 3 to debug your MetaStock data the 'invalid argument to date encode' error appears on exporting.

Solution: This is due to you having one or more corrupt MetaStock files. To determine which files are corrupted read the debug file as per below. The last entry in the debug file will reference the corrupt file. After you have deleted/removed/repaired this file you will need to run the debug process again to ensure you have no further corrupted files.

How to read the debug file:
To determine which MetaStock files are corrupted you will need to view the debug file. To view this file, do the following:
1. Exit out of this error and restart Bodhi Freeway 3.
2. Go to Edit>Options.
3. Click on the View button next to Debug File Create.
4. The file should open in either NotePad or WordPad (if the document is large). Use the Scroll bar (right of screen) to scroll to the bottom of the document.
5. The last symbol mentioned in this file is the one that is corrupted. In this example, NCP is the corrupted file:
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM Loading: NCP
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM Done 1 times
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM MSFL LockSecurity 0
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM Done 1 times
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM MSFL GetRecordCount 0
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM Done 1 times
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:30 PM MSFL ReadDataRec 0
6. To find which directory this file resides in, scroll up the file until you find the reference to a Opening:
   12-Mar-2005 @ 4:29 PM Opening: MetaStock c:\My Databases\MetaStock\ASX\N