On Feb 23, 4:25*am, AccessGuy wrote:
Good Afternoon,

I received a "Damageto the file was so extensive that repairs were
not possible" error message when opening a workbook inExcel2003

Article ID : 820712 had a workaround suggesting I useExcel200 to
access the file which worked but I was wondering if anyone has come
across this error before and has a more permanent solution. *Thank you
all in advance for any assistance offered.

Maybe you can try a popular Excel file recovery tool called Advanced
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Alan