.mec file in different version of MetaEdit+

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   I am using MetaEdit+ 5.5 and want to open a .mec file (this file was created in MetaEdit+ 5.1).
Is it possible to do this?

I tried to open the .mec file in MetaEdit 5.5 and got an error message saying - Sorry, "c:\Users\...\xxx.mec" in not a valid patch file for MetaEdit+ 5.5, only for 5.1 

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manan7990 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 28.Mar.2017 Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote manan7990 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: .mec file in different version of MetaEdit+ Posted: 04.May.2017 at 11:12
	I am using MetaEdit+ 5.5 and want to open a .mec file (this file was created in MetaEdit+ 5.1). Is it possible to do this? I tried to open the .mec file in MetaEdit 5.5 and got an error message saying - Sorry, "c:\Users\...\xxx.mec" in not a valid patch file for MetaEdit+ 5.5, only for 5.1

stevek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MetaCase Joined: 11.Mar.2008 Points: 643	Answer Post Options Post Reply Quote stevek Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04.May.2017 at 11:51
	The .mec and .met files are binary and only compatible within the same MetaEdit+ version. (The .mxm and .mxt XML files are forwards compatible and largely backwards compatible too.) To use data from a 5.1 mec file, you can return to a copy of the 5.1 repository that produced it, log into it with 5.5 to upgrade it, and re-export a 5.5 .mec. If you don't have the original 5.1 repository, you can create an empty repository with 5.1 and import the 5.1 mec there, then upgrade it to 5.5 by logging in with 5.5.

stevek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MetaCase Joined: 11.Mar.2008 Points: 643	Post Options Post Reply Quote stevek Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09.Dec.2025 at 12:30
	For the similar question: "I am using MetaEdit+ 5.6 and want to open a .mec file created in MetaEdit+ 5.5" The .mec, .met and .mep files are binary and only compatible within the same MetaEdit+ version. To use data from a 5.5 mec file, you can return to a copy of the 5.5 repository that produced it, and simply log into it with 5.6 (no conversion necessary). If you don't have the original 5.5 repository, you can create an empty repository with 5.5 and import the 5.5 mec there, then log in with 5.6. (It’s fine to have multiple versions of MetaEdit+ installed; you’ll just need to give a different directory for each in the installation process.) Edited by stevek - 09.Dec.2025 at 12:34