Word file oddity

[lovingboth]

There's a Word file here that, when you try to open it, results in a 'The document name or path is not valid' error.

Happens whether you try to open it via file/open or via explorer.

Unfortunately it's protected by a (known) password, so I can't just use a hex file viewer to extract the contents.

The offsite backups should have an ok copy - the creation and updated dates straddle the generation of an offsite CD - but they're offsite :)

Suggestions?

Comments

[pavlos.livejournal.com]

JICIH: Make sure the file is on a local disk, the pathname is short, and it contains no spaces. For example C:\myfle.doc.

[lovingboth]

Tried that with no success, thanks.

[feanorfinwe.livejournal.com]

I've had similar problems in the past. Making a copy of the file sometimes works.

[lovingboth]

Yep, BTDT no effect.

[lproven.livejournal.com]

Both good ideas. It may also be worth downloading a copy of OpenOffice and trying it in that: it's extremely good at recovering partially-corrupted MS Office fi;es. Not sure of the impact of the password, though.

[lovingboth]

1.0.3 (as on the PC Pro DVD a month or two back) doesn't like passworded files and doesn't even acknowledge that it tried to open this file.

[lproven.livejournal.com]

Oh really?

Well, 1.1 is out now and might be better...