Jim
ok I set the security to ask for permission to open macros which I then
denied and that enabled me to get into the file.

Phew...... At least I can now begin to sort out where the problem may be.

Many thanks for your help, I WAS beginning to panic.

Geoff

"Jim Cone" wrote:


Some tips here...
http://www.fdrlab.com/tips/excel.html
No, I don't know anything about the company or their services.
I would make a copy of the file before making any recovery efforts.
--
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)



"Geoff"
wrote in message
Jim
How do i turn macros off? I cannot open the wbook at all even when changed
to an xls.
Geoff



"Jim Cone" wrote:
Geoff,
Change the extension to .xls and disable macros when opening the file.
--
Jim Cone
San Francisco, USA
http://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(Excel Add-ins / Excel Programming)



"Geoff"
wrote in message
Hi
Please help.....
A serious reportable error prevents me opening a developmental xla which has
taken a long time to write and the only safe copy I have is several days old.

Converting it to an xls still does not get me anywhere.

How can I recover from this disastrous situation?

Geoff