On Mar 16, 11:03*am, "Jim Cone" wrote:
Geoff,
Change the extension to .xls and disable macros when opening the file.
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Jim Cone
San Francisco, USAhttp://www.realezsites.com/bus/primitivesoftware
(ExcelAdd-ins /ExcelProgramming)

"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 Irecoverfrom this disastrous situation?

Geoff

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Hope this will help.

Alan