[NTLK] Sudden NewtSync failure

Hello there folks. I have a 2100 (Mac G4/OS 10.4.7) which I've been using to
keep medical records (mostly within Names, as notes under each patient name).
I've been backing up the Names into Address Book with NewtSync, and have had
no difficulties over the last couple of years (always making sure my notes are
not too long for NewtSync). Suddenly, I'm getting repeated crashes in the
middle of Names synchronization, and am receiving the following error message:
Error: NSParseErrorException
Reason: XML parser error:
     Unexpected character { at line 1
Old-style plist parser error:
     Expected terminating ')' for array at line 3

Log Entries:
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Joseph";};last = "Patti";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "75 HTN M
severe COPD, MV CAD/EF50.
2/2/06:LADm70-0(3/8Cyph);LADd90-0(2.5/23Cyph);AVGo50(large);RCAp70-0(2.5/13&2.5/18Cyph@22);RCAm80-0(2.5/18
Cyph);PDAd95-20(1.5bal).9/5/06:LCXp30
LCXm40;LAD stents ok;LADap50;RCAp95/70 @ stent edges--0,0(3/23Cyph);
RCAm80-0(2.5/13Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "53998048";uniqueID =
"1203";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Ronald";};last = "Fall";title =
"";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "64 HTN M
IDDM,elev chol, s/p CABG (LIMA-LAD-D2,SVG-LPL,SVG-LPDA).1/06: L
Dom;LCXp100;LADp90diff;LADm100; LIMA-LAD-D2:OK;SVG-LPL:OK;SVG-LPDA: 100;EF60
2/23/06:LADp90-0(2.5/18&2.5/13Cyph);LCXp100-0(3/8,3/18,2 x 2.75/33,2 x 2.5/28 Cyph to
LPDA).8/28: EF60;LIML:OK;JVGD2p:60;RCA:100(L-R);
LMAd/LADo80-0(3/13Cyph);LCXo90-0(3/13Cyph);SVG-LPL:OK.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "53997653";uniqueID =
"1226";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Albert";};last =
"Frandano";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "64 HTN
M elev chol, +NST. 5/9/06: LADm40;OM1:50;RCAp100-0(3.5/18,3/33
2.5/33,2x2.5/28 and 2.5/13 into PDA, 2.5/28 into RPAS-all Cyph),EF60.9/6/06:
RCAm80-0(3.5/23Cyph);PDAsub100-20 (2.0bal);LAD/LCX s∆;EF60.";});phones =
("");bday = "";_modTime = "54000671";uniqueID = "1285";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Robert";};last = "Parisi";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "81 M
Echo:AS. 6/22/06:Ao∆P; RCAm90; RIo80;LADd90;D1o80;LCX:OK.7/19:
RCAm90-0(2.5/13Cyph);LADap90-0(2.5/13Cyph);D1o80-0(3/8Cyph)m70-0(2.5/13
Cyph).9/13:RIo80-0(2.5/8Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54010610";uniqueID =
"1317";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Rocco";};last =
"Salandra";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "75 M
CAD. 8/24/06:L Dom;RCA:OK;
D1:80-0(2.5/18Cyph);LCXm80-0(3/8Cyph);EF50.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "53997639";uniqueID = "1357";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Leonard";};last = "Ostin";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "75 M
CAD,PVD. 8/25/06:RCA/LCX:OK; LADm95-0(3/33Cyph);LCI:80-0(8x60 Smart).";});phones
= ("");bday = "";_modTime = "53997649";uniqueID = "1358";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Nellanne";};last = "Hess";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "51 F
+NST. EF60;Mild 3V CAD (OK by 3V IVUS).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime =
"53997655";uniqueID = "1359";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Angelo";};last = "Mele";title =
"";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "46 M +NST.
8/30/06:EF50;LCX:OK; RCAm80;LADp/m100-0(3.5/18&2.5/28
Cyph);S1:80-20(2.5bal).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "53997658";uniqueID = "1360";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Harriet";};last = "Sifre";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "66 F
CP/ECG ∆. 9/6/06:Nl cors,nl lv, nl renals.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime =
"54000665";uniqueID = "1361";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Emily";};last =
"Benedict";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "67 F
s/p nqwmi. 9/7/06:EF55;RCAm60; LCXm50;LADp100-0(3/18Cyph),Int.";});phones =
("");bday = "";_modTime = "54001049";uniqueID = "1362";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Lynn";};last = "Cella";title =
"";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "49 F +NST.
9/7/06:LAD/LCX:NL;RCAm30; EF60.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime =
"54001050";uniqueID = "1363";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Theodore";};last =
"Zakrzewski";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "64
HTN M MI92,CABG92(LIMA-LAD,SVG-RCA,SVG-CX). 9/7/06:U.A,RCAp100;
SVGRp95-0(3.5/18Cyph to 4.25);RCAd50; LADp90;LIML:OK;SVG-CX:100;LCXo/p90-0 (2.5/8&
2.5/18Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54001907";uniqueID = "1364";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Angela";};last =
"Murgolo";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "77 F
CAD. 9/8/06:LCX/RCA:OK;LADp80-0 (3.5/28Cyph);D1:100-0(2.5/23Cyph).";});phones =
("");bday = "";_modTime = "54006514";uniqueID = "1365";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Walter";};last = "Kupryk";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "80 M s/p
CABG(LIMA-LAD,SVG-RCA,SVG-OM,SVG-RI). 3/06:DES of SVGO. 9/8/06:
LIML:OK;SVGO:OK;SVGRp50;SVGRIp/m90-0(3.5/23&3.5/33Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday =
"";_modTime = "54006517";uniqueID = "1366";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Florence";};last =
"Rogers";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "83 HTN
F IDDM,CRI NQWMI 9/06. 9/11/06:RCAm60d50;LADp85-0(3/18Cyph); LADm60;
LCXo80-10(3/23Cyph@20); OM2:75-0(2.5/18Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime =
"54006660";uniqueID = "1367";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "James";};last = "Wynn";title =
"";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "60 HTN M
AF,+NST. 9/12/06:EF45-50; RCA:OK;LADm50;LCXp40.";});phones = ("");bday =
"";_modTime = "54009313";uniqueID = "1368";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class = "person";postal_c
ode = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Yolan";};last =
"Verderese";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "78 HTN
F NIDDM, +NST. 9/12/06:EF60; AS c AVA=0.7;D1:90-0(2.5/8Cyph);other cors
ok.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54009316";uniqueID = "1369";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Raymond";};last =
"Defalco";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "67 HTN
M +NST. 9/13/06:LAD/RCA:OK; OM2:30;EF56.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime
= "54009463";uniqueID = "1370";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Theodore";};last =
"Metzner";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "63
HTN M NIDDM,PVD, AAA needing repair. 9/06 CMC:OM1:90;LAD/RCA:OK; EF60.
9/13:OM1:90-0(2.5/8Vis). ";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54009466";uniqueID =
"1371";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Hartley";};last = "Cole";title
= "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "51 M elev
chol, acute Ant MI 9/14/06: RCA:OK;LCXm50d40; LADp99-0(3/23Cyph
@20);LADm70-0(3/18Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54010619";uniqueID =
"1372";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Sophie";};last =
"Kondroski";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "82
HTN F VT. 9/14/06:EF60;LADp90-0(3/13Cyph);D1p60;LCXp/m85-0(3/13Cyph);
RCAm80-0(3.5/18Cyph).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54012165";uniqueID =
"1373";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "George";};last = "Wise";title =
"";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "93 HTN M
DOE/PAF/+NST/EF60. 9/14/06: LCX:OK;RCAp50m50;LADp95-0(3/13Cyph)
D1o90-30(2.5bal).";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54012166";uniqueID = "1374";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Kerry";};last =
"Wohltman";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "49 HTN
M smoker,elev chol, nqwmi 7/05. 9/05:LADm80-0(2.5/16Tax);RPL1:70-0
(2.5/16Tax), 9/15/06:PDA:40;LAD:OK, D1:50;OM1:90-10(2.0bal);EF65.";});phones = ("");bday
= "";_modTime = "54012344";uniqueID = "1375";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Jeannie (Aldah)";};last =
"Whitelaw";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text
= "52 HTN F AtypmCP/+NST. 9/25/06:EF58; RPL1o30;LADm20;LCXd30.";});phones =
("");bday = "";_modTime = "54012348";uniqueID = "1376";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "5 Brandies Ct";class =
"person";postal_code = "08757";region = "NJ";city = "Toms River";email = "";title =
"";country = "";name = {class = "person";first = { class = "name"; value =
"Russell";};last = "Durbin";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs
= ();notes = ({text = "67M CRI(HD),IDDM, s/p CABG88(SVG-D,SVG-RCA,RIMA-RI,
LIMA-LAD). 7/98 UA/nqwmi(CK675).7/8:RCAm90d100, LADp100,RI 100,LCXm100.LIML OK,
RIMA-RI OK, SVGDb99-0(3.5x18 gfx),SVGRb90-0(4.0x22 CS),
RPL2ost:90-30(2.25bal).9/7/06:Natives occl;LIML:OK; RIMA-RI:OK;SVGR100(L-R);SVGD100-crossed/PTCA:no
flow. Med rx.";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime = "54001056";uniqueID =
"1526";}
Computer: NEXTRECORD!
Newton: {address2 = "";addresses = ();address = "";class =
"person";postal_code = "";region = "";city = "";email = "";title = "";country = "";name = {class
= "person";first = { class = "name"; value = "Henry";};last =
"Lorkiewicz";title = "";honorific = "";};company = "";emailAddrs = ();notes = ({text = "69
HTN M, s/p RCA PTCA 94, 4/99 CP/+TST. 4/8:RCA OK, LADp70-0(3/16 NIR),LADd90-20 &
RI 90-20 (both 2.0 bal),LCXd/OM2:90-0(3/25 NIR).1/12/00:RI:100-20
(2.5bal).8/28/03:RIo80-0(2.5/8Pix);RIsub90-20(2.0
bal);LCXp70-0(3.5/28Cyph);RCAd/PDA70-20(2.0bal).
11/25/03:RPAS:80-0(3/33Cyph @low pressure);
RI:80-20(2.0bal);RIsub70-0(2.5/28Cyph);LCX:OK,LADo40, EF55.6/3/04:EF70;LCX:OK;RI:90-20(2.0bal);LADm70-0
(3/13Cyph);PDAo70-20(2.0bal).11/29/04:EF70, RI:100-20(1.5bal),o/w
ok;RRA:OK;LRA70-0(2x8/18HL)
9/22/05:LADp60;LADd99-0(2.5/23Cyph);LCXp50; RCA:OK;EF60.
4/7/06:RCAm40;PDAo40;LADp40;LADd60; RIuppersub80(small);RIp:90-0(2.5/13&2.5/8Cyph to
3.0);LCXp70-0(3.5/8Cyph@24).9/6/06:LADo70-0(3.5/13Cyph);LADm70-0(3/13Cyph);LADd60-0(2.5/23
Cyph);RCA/LCX:OK;EF55.";},{text = "\";});phones = ("");bday = "";_modTime =
"54000667";uniqueID = "1723";}

Any thoughts on what's wrong? I'm a bit crazed about it, as it has been my
only reliable back-up strategy.

Joseph G. Wiedermann MD

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