[dba-Tech] Excel corruption

I managed to recover the data once from an Excel file that was left in 
the open state when its owner removed the floppy disk it resided on from 
the drive, then turned off the computer.  So, we're talking back in the 
DOS and early Windows days.  Trying now to remember what I did - seems 
to me I changed its extension and forced it into something like a text 
editor, then copied and pasted the bits of data into another fresh Excel 
spreadsheet.  It was time-consuming, but it did save the entire 
price-list of the store.  I got $100 for the effort, plus free ice cream 
for a couple of years.  I hope somebody else on the list has something 
better to offer.
T

Tina Norris Fields
tinanfields at torchlake.com
231-322-2787

On 7/6/2012 8:37 AM, Susan Harkins wrote:
> Do any of you have a positive experience with any data-recovering software that works well with Excel? I've got a miserable reader that I think is just out of luck, but thought I'd try to help.
>
> Susan H.
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