Geoff
Sat Mar 15 22:53:01 CDT 2008
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
> >
>