When Paratext creates a problem report file, it encodes it using uuencode.
In order to read the report file, you must decode it with uudecode.
One-time setup
The following instructions are for Windows 10.
One way to get uudecode and set it up is as follows:
- Navigate to http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/sharutils.htm
- Download the Setup package. (In the Download column of the Download section, click Setup beside "Complete package, except sources").
- Install SharUtils.
(The default location where it will be installed is: C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\bin)
- Right-click a Paratext problem report file and select Open with.
- In the dialog, click to place a tick in the Always use this app to open .p8pr files checkbox.
- If SharUtils is not in the list, click More apps, scroll to the lowest part of the dialog, and click Look for another app on this PC.
- Navigate to the folder where SharUtils was installed.
- Select uudecode.exe, and then click Open.
Decoding
When you double-click a Paratext problem report file on the desktop of your computer, Paratext creates a normal zip file on the desktop of your computer.