Re: Corrupted 'Read-Only' Excel File

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"Ste" <646@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:46894f81$0$27855$db0fefd9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 2007-07-02 14:36:11 +0100, "CyberTaz" <typegeneraltaz1ATcomcastdotnet>
said:

First thing I would try isn't really a fix, but more of a test - With
excel
not running navigate to the file in a Finder window & double-click it to
see
if it will open that way. If not, try copying the file to another
location &
see if you can successfully open the copy.

The above error did happen when trying to open it in the finder. :-(

A bizarre thing happened today - the file was still last modified at the
same time as it was yesterday, but it's now 0 bytes instead of 520kb and
it now opens a blank spreadsheet.

Any ideas? I do have another copy, but this copy is all corrupted and
'gobbledegook' when I open it.

Thanks,

Ste

I'm afraid I don't have much to offer, but perhaps one of the other
"regulars" have some ideas. They'll need more info though:

OS X and Office versions & update levels
Origin of the file
Any other details you can think of (add-ins, macros, etc.)
Macbook - PPC or Intel? Specs?

You might also run Disk Utility - Verify Disk as a part of troubleshooting
potential disk errors. (Or Disk Warrior or comparable if you have it.)

--
Regards |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac


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