"Unable to Read File" error message in Excel - solutions?

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Presby Loaner

Created file last Friday and now cannot open it. Same computer (Excel
9.9.6926 SP-3). Get "Unable to Read File" error. I can open it with Word so
I can read the data but cannot open in Excel or Access.

Any suggestions?
 
P

PlayingToAudienceOfOne

A "Word" file is NOT supposed to open in Excel or Access... if I understand
your problem correctly.
 
G

Gail Richner

If you created an Excel file, and someone opened it in Word and Word did an
autosave of the file while it was open, then it would corrupt the xls file
making it unable to open in Excel. you will need to recreate
 
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