"URGENT" ...Cannot Recover Excel File

From: John Zorich (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 12:04:10 -0800

   I came to this newsgroup to discover if others are
having the same issues as I am having, and your's sound
like identical to mine. I have found a work-around. First
off, I make backup copies of backup copies, with different
names. Secondly, unless I have to, I NEVER use the
recovery feature. Third, my problem seems to be based
primarily on the name I give the file and the depth of the
dirctory structure (that is, the length of the true file
name).
   For example, a file named "COPY of reliability
statistics basic started Jan 12 2004" may not open, but if
I shorten the title to "RSB start jan 12 2004" it does
open. Also, if I move a file that I can't open, from my
working directory (many layers down into my directory
structure) to the "desktop", then voila it can be opened.
However, sometimes even that doesn't work and I have to
shorten the name on the desktop too before it will open.
Lovely.
   Please let me know if you come up with a true root
cause/fix for this mess.
   John Zorich, JOHNZORICH@YAHOO.COM

>-----Original Message-----
>I am deperately in need of an Excel "Expert's" assistance.
> I have created a rather sophisticated Excel Model in
Excel
>2002. It has taken just on 18 months to design with close
>to 250 Function Formulas. Last night I was working away
>inserting new worksheets and an ERROR message appeared.
>"Microsoft Excel has encountered a problem & needs to
>close" and needs tos hut down.
>I wasn't concerned at the time because I have "Auto
>Recovery" engaged ... BUT there is a Problem ... the file
>won't open and it keeps taking me back to the same error
>message. I do have a previous backup but I have done so
>much to the program since then.
>
>Is there some way that I can recover this file ... PLEASE
>HELP !
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