On Saturday 19 March 2005 12:24, John Barman wrote: > Hello Friends > I have been using OO 2.0 Beta for about 4 weeks, so am fairly new to the programme - (and probably likely to do something wrong if it is at all possible !!) > > Today, I have had quite a disaster. One of my most important spreadsheet files refused to open. Fortunately, I had a back-up version a few days old and I have manage to re-build the file, more or less, from memory as it has'nt had much activity this week. > Up till now, I have been very satisfied with the way the Spreadsheet has behaved (it was converted from Lotus 1-2-3, via Excel, but to day trying to open it just brings up a Filter Selection screen which is quite inappropriate as it has been operating OK in .ods format until yesterday. I can only assume something has got corrupted somehow. > Has anyone else had this experience? > > John Barman
Beta software is not for everyday use as you probaby already know. OOo2 has some very nice features that will be great once it is debugged. Reccomend using OOo114 for any work that is important. Recommend not using the export to OOo1 files funtions in the OOo2 beta. I know it is broken for Impress; maybe also for Calc? I've had serious problems when writing back to .s?x formats from beta2s in Impress. These problems have been reported and are being fixed. One aid to recovery is to rename the *.sxw or *.odt (or whatever) by adding .zip and then open with an unzip utility. Copy out the content.xml. This is the store for all your user entered data and may help in joggin your memory, although it is rather crytic to read. It is just text and possible to wade through. Helps to use and editor that highlights the tags and other stuff to help distinguish. You can sometimes cut'n'paste the parts of text and maybe some formulas, with luck. Richard. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
