viewing corrupted visio file

[doron]

hello
I have a corrupted visio file that i wish to see
The problem is that i can see it with the preview on the left of the window
folder ( a realy small pictures) but when i tryed to open it with visio (2003
, 2002 ) i got an error of "unexpected end of file"
I tryed using the articles in microsoft web site on trying to open a
corrupted vsd file but its didn't help...

is there a way i can view this file?

 

[Al Edlund]

unfortunately not,
al

 

[doron]

sorry but i can't accept your answer

how can you say that there is no way to view the corrupted file if the
window is able to show it , altough in a very bad resolution but still there
is a way

there must be a way to view this kind of files

 

[Mark Nelson [MS]]

Visio binary files used a stream-based storage mechanism. There are two
streams (which you can consider to be two parts to the file). In one stream
is a standard set of items such as metadata about the author, last edit date
and a thumbnail image of the drawing. In the other stream is the actual
data that makes up the file. When Visio cannot read a file, there is a
problem with the data stream. Windows may still be capable of reading the
metadata stream to see the thumbnail image.

--
Mark Nelson
Office Graphics - Visio
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[doron]

great,
so my question is how can i get to the thumbnail image (through visio or my
own code ) that i will be able to view this image?

 

[Spurs]

great,
so my question is how can i get to the thumbnail image (through visio or my
own code ) that i will be able to view this image?

 

[Spurs]

I have just spent 10+ hours creating these VISIO topology charts, and are you
telling me that there is nothing I can to repair the file????

Because I too am experiencing the same error!!!

Whom shall I direct the bill for my time to at Mincrosoft?

Not happy JAN!