"File Format is not valid" message - Excel 2000

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Hi there,
I have a spreadsheet that I've been using successfully. I don't recall
anything that might have caused file corruption. However, now, when I try
to open the file, I get the message "File Format is not valid". But, the
excel icon is shown and in a file list, it's displayed as type Excel. Any
ideas how I can open this file??

Thanks in advance.
 
The message you sent later appears to have been to
cancel this post you said it was a Word file with an .xls file
extension. Opening an Excel file in word is one way of
destroying an Excel file.

If that is the case you would want to copy the file and work
on the copy perhaps by opening the copy in Word and
copying and pasting into Excel.

Regardless, you should be backing up your data, so you
can restore from a backup. (backup and recovery in ...)
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/backup.htm
 
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