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[Randaddyz]

Hello I have been working with a spread sheet and I saved and closed it. Now
when I try to open it and it says "Format unrecognized"

The spread sheet has abotu 70 Marcos and 14 worksheats. Please help me...

Thanks,

 

[Max]

Perhaps try the "Open and repair" option (in xl2003) on a copy of your file.

Sequence:
File > Save as .. (give it a back-up name)
Close the file
File > Open
Navigate to and select the "back-up" file in the "Open" dialog
Click on the tiny dropdown to the right of "Open" button

choose "Open and Repair.."

Good luck

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[Randaddyz]

i just tried and it does the same thing. Format Not Recognized and when I
click ok it is a whole bunch of garbley gook. I also tried it on 2 other
workstations. Any other ideas. This is spread sheet is really important.

Randy

 

[Max]

Sorry that didn't help. Other than hoping that you do have a fairly recent
back-up copy to recover it, I'm out of ideas.

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[knightrd]

Hello I have been working with a spread sheet and I saved and closed it. Now
when I try to open it and it says "Format unrecognized"

The spread sheet has abotu 70 Marcos and 14 worksheats. Please help me...

Thanks,

Assuming you've exhausted the few options suggested in the Microsoft KB:
I've run into many situations in the past that called for a 3rd party Office
file recovery tool. I've had extremely good results with this approach and
was able to justify the cost when "VIP's" and important projects were
involved. Consider it...

 

[Randaddyz]

Hi,

I tried a third party recovery with no luck. We do have a backup but because
our CFO was working from home and then brought it in our backup of this file
is corrupt and looked at his home comp and samething. I guess he/we are SOL.

 

[Randaddyz]

Hi,

I tried a third party recovery with no luck. We do have a backup but because
our CFO was working from home and then brought it in our backup of this file
is corrupt and looked at his home comp and samething. I guess he/we are SOL.

 

[Randaddyz]

Hi,

I tried a third party recovery with no luck. We do have a backup but because
our CFO was working from home and then brought it in our backup of this file
is corrupt and looked at his home comp and samething. I guess he/we are SOL.