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EMERGENCY... CORRUPT VISIO FILE

I'm working in Visio. As I completed a page, my computer freezes.. I have to shut down and reboot. When I get everything back up, I try to dbl click my icon on the desktop to my project and it tells me this:

"An error (100) occurred during the action Open File.
Visio cannot open the file becuase it's not a Visio file."

Once I select ok I get this message twice:

"Visio cannot open the file becuase it's not a Visio file."

????

I'm very, very peeved right now because I have about 6 weeks worth of work in that file..

Thanks...

Scorp8

Brian Mulder

Hi, scorp8

also when you try to open from the visio menu file open?

HTH:O)Bruintje

scorp8

ASKER

yep. I've also tried to transfer the file to another folder, computer, etc. nothing....

Brian Mulder

maybe a copy of the file?

or go to the directory where you opened/saved the drawing and rename the ~yourdrawingfile.tmp file to yourdrawingfile.vsd. just change the extension from .tmp to .vsd and remove the ~ sign.

:O)Bruintje

scorp8

ASKER

there is no .tmp file in that directory.

scorp8

Brian Mulder

which version is this ? and have you tried a search on your drive looking for a temp file called like the temp from above

scorp8

ASKER

I tried it again. Nothing...

windows 2000 and visio 2000.

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