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Thread: Corrupt file error

Corrupt file error
Ray Manning 12/14/2008 5:09:00 AM
I am trying to open a file for work in Excel 2007. It gives me the following
error: "Excel cannot open the file '(filename)'.xlsx' because the file
format or file extension is not valid. Verify that the file has not been
corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file."

I've tried the "Open and Repair" option of Excel, but to no avail. I tried
copying it to a flash drive and external hard drives, with no luck. I tried
two different computers...nothing! I even went so far as to make a duplicate
of the file, but nothing works.

I have a basic knowledge of how to use Excel, but know nothing of Visual
Basic programming and macros. Can someone please help me out?
RE: Corrupt file error
Barb Reinhardt 12/18/2008 10:26:04 PM
I believe I saw that error when I saved a file programmatically using the
wrong syntax. Might that be the problem?
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HTH,
Barb Reinhardt

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"Ray Manning" wrote:

[Quoted Text]
> I am trying to open a file for work in Excel 2007. It gives me the following
> error: "Excel cannot open the file '(filename)'.xlsx' because the file
> format or file extension is not valid. Verify that the file has not been
> corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file."
>
> I've tried the "Open and Repair" option of Excel, but to no avail. I tried
> copying it to a flash drive and external hard drives, with no luck. I tried
> two different computers...nothing! I even went so far as to make a duplicate
> of the file, but nothing works.
>
> I have a basic knowledge of how to use Excel, but know nothing of Visual
> Basic programming and macros. Can someone please help me out?

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