[Continuing top post for this discussion-- sorry! Thomas, bottom posting
is generally preferred here because the list archives are easier to read
that way.]
You're very welcome to any help I can give, it's what this list is for.
No, your data files would not be affected in any way by
installation/uninstallation activities. And if OOo itself is damaged,
some degree of that will certainly be required; at worst, you would need
to completely uninstall and reinstall it. What operating system and
version are you using, and what version of OOo? Anything that gets you
into the OOo install or uninstall process should let you select a Repair
option, there's no special expertise required.
Thomas Steel wrote:
I am most grateful that you are trying to help. But surely the routine
you suggest ( which alas, I don't think I'd have the expertise to do)
would destroy the content of the file? TS
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From: "Barbara Duprey" <b...@onr.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2010 11:00 PM
To: <users@openoffice.org>
Subject: Re: [users] incomprehensible error message
Thomas Steel wrote:
Further to my earlier plea, I should have explained that I get just
the same error message when I open a previously backed up version of
the file, so there can't be anything wrong with the file---but
somehow in the process. It is quite a small file, so the reference
to 30,000 columns is nonsense. Does the word 'sub-document' offer
any clue?--it means nothing to me. TS
Just saw this follow-up. The "sub-document" term refers to the fact
that the saved file is actually a zipped collection of smaller files
that together make up the full document. Have you tried a system
restart? If that doesn't help, since the same error happens with your
backups, OOo itself may be damaged. If you end all the OOo
applications, including the Quickstarter if any, and then start the
installation again, you should see a "Repair" option that might help.
If you have the unzipped files from the original installation,
setup.exe is the program you want, or you can go through the
beginning of an uninstall (for instance, through the Windows
Add/Remove Programs function).
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