Excel file is no longer "in a recofnizable format" problem?

[Julie L]

Hi

I was working on an excel file which has been damaged. When I try to open
it, the message "this file is not in a recognizable format" pops up. Is
there any way to fix this issue?

Thanks

 

[Dave Peterson]

You may want to try OpenOffice.org and try opening, then saving (as a new
name). It's been known to save some (not always all) data, formatting, formulas
and code.

http://www.openoffice.org, a 60-65 meg download or a CD

If the file is really important, there are commercial recovery services. I've
never used it, but you might want to check into:
http://www.officerecovery.com

 

[Alan]

Hi

I was working on an excel file which has been damaged.  When I try to open
it, the message "this file is not in a recognizable format" pops up.  Is
there any way to fix this issue?

Thanks

Hi,

You may try Advanced Excel Repair at http://www.datanumen.com/aer/
This tool is rather useful in salvaging damaged Excel xls files.

Alan

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

Julie,

See if it'll open in Word. It could be that someone opened it in Word and saved it,
converting it to a Word document. Damned outrage that that hasn't been fixed in Word all
these releases.