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From: ftmds1@acad3.alaska.edu (SMITH MICHAEL D)
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Subject: Damaged Excel Files
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Date: 20 Jan 91 02:28:04 GMT
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    I have 2 Excel spreadsheets that somehow got corrupted (I think it just 1
bad line). One reads 40% and the other reads 5% and then Excel says "Unable to
read file". Question, is there any way to override Excel and force it to keep
reading, or translate it in to a text file (Its stored as an Excel 2.2 file).
I tried the MacLink translators, but it doesn't translate v2 Excels files, just
copies them since PC Excel can directly read the files. Any ideas. 


                                Mike Smith
                                Wildlife Biology Grad Student
                                University of Alaska, Fairbanks
                                FTMDS1@Alaska or FTMDS1@Acad3.Fai.Edu