[dba-Tech] Excel corruption

Actually, that's pretty cool Tina. :) 

Susan H. 


>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
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