I've just lost a days work in Illustrator. Shit on my world!

The reason: Well, my detective nose has led me to find a bug in my version of CS2. Every time I make a load of brush strokes then convert them into guides, my saved file gets corrupted. When re-opening the file I get an error message saying 'Can't open file id =-50'.

It only happens when I turn brush strokes into guides, using the normal pull out guides, or converting shapes, or pencil strokes is fine. Only the brush tool screws up.

If you have encountered this problem, cry here with me.

If you are about to make some brush strokes with the intention of turning them into guides, beware, make a test run first to see if you have the same problem. It'll save you hours of work, and the health of your hair.

Ta ta.