Can't open file in Publisher 2003

[ddpcad]

any recovery advice for a Publisher 2003 file that was being worked on
this morning but now gets a "Publisher cannot open the file" error
dialog. I get the same error in Publisher 2007. No backup, dumb dumb dumb...
Dave
DDP

 

[ddpcad]

any recovery advice for a Publisher 2003 file that was being worked on
this morning but now gets a "Publisher cannot open the file" error
dialog. I get the same error in Publisher 2007. No backup, dumb dumb
dumb...
Dave
DDP

I have tried everything in MS publication 198256 to no avail. Any other
ideas?
Dave

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Perhaps you could send the file to someone else with Publisher to see if
it's a lost cause.

--

JoAnn Paules
Microsoft MVP - Publisher

How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[ddpcad]

Perhaps you could send the file to someone else with Publisher to see if
it's a lost cause.

I posted it here:

ftp://ddpftp:[email protected]/Publisher/

the file is 1.38MB but if anyone could help me I promise them a 6 pack
and the praise of my very PO wife, who's file it is, whilst it's me who
didn't back it up
tia,
Dave

DDP

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you tried everything then you have at least recovered some of the file.
This blurb works

1. Start Publisher, and then create a new, blank, full-page Publication.
2. Use the Text Frame tool in Publisher 2000 or the Text Box tool in Publisher
2003 or in Publisher 2002 to draw a text frame on the blank page.
3. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
4. In the Files of type box, click Publisher Files (*.pub).
5. Click your publication, and then click OK.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

I'm at work with no access to Publisher. If I have the time this evening,
I'll see what I can do to get your wife un-PO'd. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

 

[Mary Sauer]

JoAnn,
This file will not open in any version of Publisher. I can see the preview in
Publisher 2003. I did use the following:
1. Start Publisher, and then create a new, blank, full-page Publication.
2. Use the Text Frame tool in Publisher 2000 or the Text Box tool in Publisher
2003 or in Publisher 2002 to draw a text frame on the blank page.
3. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
4. In the Files of type box, click Publisher Files (*.pub).
5. Click your publication, and then click OK.

This worked. I recovered all the data in a weird sort of way. Of course the
pictures were gone, at least for me. You cannot use the recover text from any
file.


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/

I'm at work with no access to Publisher. If I have the time this evening, I'll
see what I can do to get your wife un-PO'd. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

I posted it here:

ftp://ddpftp:[email protected]/Publisher/

the file is 1.38MB but if anyone could help me I promise them a 6 pack and
the praise of my very PO wife, who's file it is, whilst it's me who didn't
back it up
tia,
Dave

DDP

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Thank you Mary. I really hate not having Publisher in here. And there have
been a few times when I could sure use it. Instead I have to struggle with
Word or PowerPoint. Yuck!

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

JoAnn,
This file will not open in any version of Publisher. I can see the preview
in Publisher 2003. I did use the following:
1. Start Publisher, and then create a new, blank, full-page Publication.
2. Use the Text Frame tool in Publisher 2000 or the Text Box tool in
Publisher
2003 or in Publisher 2002 to draw a text frame on the blank page.
3. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
4. In the Files of type box, click Publisher Files (*.pub).
5. Click your publication, and then click OK.

This worked. I recovered all the data in a weird sort of way. Of course
the pictures were gone, at least for me. You cannot use the recover text
from any file.


--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
http://office.microsoft.com/
http://msauer.mvps.org/
news://msnews.microsoft.com

I'm at work with no access to Publisher. If I have the time this evening,
I'll see what I can do to get your wife un-PO'd. ;-)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

~~~~~
How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

JoAnn Paules wrote:
Perhaps you could send the file to someone else with Publisher to see
if it's a lost cause.


I posted it here:

ftp://ddpftp:[email protected]/Publisher/

the file is 1.38MB but if anyone could help me I promise them a 6 pack
and the praise of my very PO wife, who's file it is, whilst it's me who
didn't back it up
tia,
Dave

DDP

 

[ddpcad]

If you tried everything then you have at least recovered some of the file.
This blurb works

1. Start Publisher, and then create a new, blank, full-page Publication.
2. Use the Text Frame tool in Publisher 2000 or the Text Box tool in Publisher
2003 or in Publisher 2002 to draw a text frame on the blank page.
3. On the Insert menu, click Text File.
4. In the Files of type box, click Publisher Files (*.pub).
5. Click your publication, and then click OK.

yes, I was able to recover the text portion of the file...which
unfortunately didn't get me out of any trouble at all

thanks for the try,
Dave

 

[Mary Sauer]

You will have to reconstruct the file. I think if even if you had backed up the
publication you would have had problems. There is probably a corrupted image
involved somehow.

 

[ddpcad]

You will have to reconstruct the file. I think if even if you had backed up the
publication you would have had problems. There is probably a corrupted image
involved somehow.

thanks, fortunately I know nothing about Publisher so the wife can't
make me do it And, btw a new 250GB backup drive with daily archival
backups is now in place...but, I'm still in hot water (sigh)