Re: Trying to open MS Project file
From: Danish Sami (Sami_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 23:05:01 -0700
"Rob Schneider" wrote:
> AFAIK, a corrupted file is a corrupted file. Don't assume that just
> because file size is same it's not corrupted. Get your friend to
> retrieve from a backup copy.
>
> Danish Sami wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > What ever I did, I did in a separate folder. The orignal file is remain in a
> > safe place.
> >
> > I know from MS Project's prespective the file is not readable, but what I
> > think that only file creation is not enough, there must be something which
> > knows how to read the file if corrupted.
> >
> > The file is in good condition at the time of creation the size was 4MB and
> > still the size is 4MB, may be some bytes less or more.
> >
> > Help kindly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> > -Danish Sami
> >
> > "Rob Schneider" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Project 2002 can read/write Project 98 files. I do think the upgrade
> >>from 98 to 2002 is a red herring.
> >>
> >>Given the file not "openable" in 98 or 2002, I think the file is
> >>corrupted. Hopefully not caused when you inadvertently saved the file
> >>in Wordpad.
> >>
> >>Go to a backup copy.
> >>
> >>Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
> >>
> >>rms
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Danish Sami wrote:
> >>
> >>>hi,
> >>>
> >>>I got the file on email, the same problem occured on my friends PC.
> >>>
> >>>This thing came into existance when he upgraded to MS Project 2002. I think
> >>>he created the file on MS Project 98. He himself is unable to open the file
> >>>2002.
> >>>
> >>>When I open the file in WordPad, I saw the contents of the file, the tasks
> >>>he created and stuff like that.
> >>>
> >>>Hope, I'll able to recover the file.
> >>>
> >>>Any help kindly appreciated.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks.
> >>>
> >>>Regards,
> >>>-Danish Sami
> >>>
> >>>"Rob Schneider" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Sorry, but it appears as though the file is corrupted. Can you ask your
> >>>>friend to send you another copy?
> >>>>
> >>>>Don't know if this is what you did, but if you received the file on
> >>>>floppy disk, ensure to copy the file onto the hard disk before trying
> >>>>open it.
> >>>>
> >>>>Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
> >>>>
> >>>>rms
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Danish Sami wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hi all,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>One of mt friend created a file for my work in MS Project I exactly not
> >>>>>aware in which version he created but when I look into the file by opening it
> >>>>>into WordPad its show MSProject.9.0
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I tried to open that file in version 98 and 2002 but still unable to open,
> >>>>>everytime I got messages
> >>>>>
> >>>>>- check that file name and path are correct
> >>>>>- check that file format is recognized by Microsoft Project
> >>>>>- files saved in a version earlier then Microsoft Project 98 cannot be opened
> >>>>>
> >>>>>This file is of utmost importance, and I am worry what should I do.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks.
> >>>>
>
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