[dba-Tech] Corrupted Word file

Bryan Carbonnell carbonnb at gmail.com
Thu Oct 25 10:06:54 CDT 2007


On 10/25/07, Susan Harkins <ssharkins at gmail.com> wrote:
> This is the second time this has happened to me -- I can't open a Word file. The error message gives me some information, but nothing that's particularly helpful. I've recovered it using a text editor, but only the text -- which is better than nothing, but it's a manuscript and it'll take me a while to reformat it.

Try opening it in OpenOffice, the free Office productivity suite
(http://openoffice.org). It maybe able to open the corrupt file. I
know it has helped me in the past.

If you don't want to download and install it, feel free to send me the
doc, I'll see if I can open it in OOo and send you back a good file,
if I can get it.

-- 
Bryan Carbonnell - carbonnb at gmail.com
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well
preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out,
shouting "What a great ride!"



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