OpenOffice spreadsheet won't open?!?

[Net Llama!]

On 06/08/03 13:20, Hermann-Josef Beckers wrote:
> Hi Lonnie,
> 
>> Last week, I was working on a spreadsheet (originally created in Excel
>> by someone else) in OpenOffice-1.0.2, and saved it in Excel-2000 format.
>>   Today, OpenOffice refuses to open it, with an 'unrecognized file type'
>> error. 
> 
> from a german OOo-list:
> 
>>from the Knoppix-Changelog.txt as of  16.05.2003:
>>"[...]
>> - UNSOLVED: The official OpenOffice 1.0.3.1 version from
>>openoffice.org
>>  can't export Tables in Excel2000/XP(TM) format, but crashes on the
>>  attempt in Debian/testing (probably a library problem). Workaround:
>>  Use the compatible 95 format for exports, or just save in native
>>  OpenOffice spreadsheet format.
> [...]"
> 
> I know, the versions differ, but maybe it gives a hint.

hrmm..that's odd.  the thing is, i've been using & saving this same file 
like this for over a week.  its only now that it won't open anymore.

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