Andy Hilgartner wrote:
I have a file -- non-standard mathematics and text -- with text slightly
corrupted by OCR, and mathematics more severely corrupted. I have spent
a number of hours editing it, mainly in OpenOffice 2.0.
Last night, after I had worked on it most of the day, I saved the file
in two places on my computer and emailed a copy to a collaborator (as an
attachment).
Today when I tried to bring up this file again (and do further work on
it) I got an error message -- "Read error -- file format error at 2068,7
(row, col)". I got that error message referring to both the copies I had
saved on my computer.
The OpenOffice Writer program would not / could not open the file.
My question: Does OpenOffice 2.0 include utilities with which I could
repair the error (and then go on working on the file)?
No.
But if there is a check mark in Tools > Options ... > Load/Save >
General > Always Create Backup Copy you might be ok.
Go to Tools > Options ... > OpenOffice.org > Paths.
Go to the folder listed for Backups.
You should find a file there with the stem name of your corrupted file
and the extension .BAK
Try opening that file in Writer. (In Windows you can also click on it
in with the right mouse button, select "Open With ..." and then select
"OpenOffice.org 2.0".)
--
Jallan
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