On 05/22/2007 11:49 PM, TerryJ wrote: > > > Shalin Shah wrote: >> >> >> Hi, >> >> i am using following version of open office and i have lost my data from >> one >> of the most improted file, that file is password protected and once i >> enter >> pass work it's give me the error: >> >> The File mastersheet of dealers april -07.ods is corrupt and therefore can >> not be oppened.should oppenoffice.org will repair the file. >> >> >> >> * I am using version of OpenOffice.org. 2.0 >> * >> * My problem is : as above underline. >> >> would requiest you to please help me to resove this issue and do the >> needful. >> >> >> Warm Regards, >> >> Shalin Shah >> >> Actis Technologies Pvt. Ltd. >> >> 712,714- 7th floor, Milestone, Adjacent to drive in Cinema,Drive in Road, >> Thaltej, Ahmedabad -380054. >> 079-27434589 | Hand-phone: +91 - 9327516689 >> The No. 1 Audio Visual Control Solutions Provider in India >> >> > > I hope you have an older version of the file. A corrupted file can > normally, I understand, be recovered but not if you have used password > "protection". The use of a password seems to result fairly often in > corruption of the file, judging by the number of requests such as yours both > here and on the forum. The software should really carry a warning about its > experimental nature. > > There is a password cracker on www.ooomacros.org and another has been > mentioned in recent articles. > > To deal with corruption, I have the following links. As I say, I believe > the so-called protection will stop you from salvaging any data from the > file. > > hol.sten's links: > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=24208 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=23146 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=20840 > > macro to repair (windoze): > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=45473 > other links: > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=33263 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=33210 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=24208 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=30992 > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=31277 > script to recover: > http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.phtml?t=34891 > One user: Thanks for the effort! Here's how I did it: > > 1. renamed the defective file extension to .zip > 2. extracted content of the .zip file > 3. opened content.xml with Dreamweaver, selected in the view menu to show > errored lines (shows the bad text with yellow background) and removed them. > 4. did the same with style.xml > 5. updated the .zip file and renamed it back to .ods > Some styling was removed but the file worked and all the data was in it! > Cheers!
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