Top posting: Your file is damaged beyond repair, possibly due to over hasty power off of your computer or closure of laptop lid, before the file housekeeping had been transmitted. This might also be a sign of imminent hard disk failure.
As soon as possible try the methods in this tutorial https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=71&t=85038 for detailed instructions on how to a) use Previous Versions (W7 and later) to recover previous versions of the file. b) recover your file as it was when you last opened or saved it, or as it was when it was last saved with AutoRecovery; c) find previous versions of the file in the folder it is located in, but which have since been deleted; d) un-delete the temporary files AOO wrote while you were editing the file, and then deleted. This may recover your file as it was when you last opened or you last saved it. Waste no time with the existing file - it will have no usable content. On Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:01:11 -0500 "Robert Y. Sandford" <rsandfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: "Robert Y. Sandford" <rsandfo...@gmail.com> > To: "l...@openoffice.apache.org" <l...@openoffice.apache.org> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:42:02 -0500 > Subject: ASCII bug attack? > Apache people, > > I am not sure I have the right address on this email. If it > should go somewhere else, kindly forward it to the right people. > I am very distressed as I have lost a file which was not backed > up - my fault. I have been using your Open Office for approximately 10 > years with NO problems. > *The Problem:* A week ago, as I started to update a book > journal I keep, I tried to open the file. > Rather than the file showing up, An ASCII page appeared > with several options to choose from. I closed the file and tried to open > the book file again. Again, the ASCII page > opened up. Not knowing what I was doing and thinking wrongly that I > could click on one of the options and then "not save" it and return to the > original file, I clicked on one of the options - the first one I think.' > Well, the English was translated to something like all X's, and I was > never able to get back to my file. > > What is going on? If I send you the messed up file, can one of > your experts get it back? The other files do not seem to have been > infected. I have never even heard of ASCII files before this happened. > > Please help and acknowledge this email. > Thank you, > Robert Y.Sandford > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 3:02 PM Keith N. McKenna <k...@apache.org> wrote: > > > Robert; > > > > My apologies that the comments I added to the mailing list rejection > > notice did not com through properly. Let me address them here. > > > > The address that you sent your initial e-mail to ( > > l10n.openoffice.apache.org) is a moderated list for people translating > > the Apache OpenOffice software. Any E-mail sent to that mailing list that > > is not subscribed to it is sent too the moderator address to either approve > > or reject the message which is sent as an attachment and therefore does not > > include the address of the original sender. The only way to contact you was > > to reject the request, and add comments. This last part unfortunately did > > not work. > > > > There should have been a comment asking you to please resend the original > > e-mail to users@openoffice.apache.org, which is an unmoderated address > > specifically for user support. If you resend the original e-mail to the > > above address it will go through fine. > > > > Again I am sorry for the mix-up in the comments not coming through and I > > will discuss it further with the infrastructure team to see if it was a > > problem in transmission or an error on my part. > > > > Regards > > Keith N. McKenna > > on behalf the moderator team > > > > > > On 2022-12-20 at 14:01, Robert Y. Sandford <rsandfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Dear ezmim program manager, > > Is there anyone at OpenOffice to whom I can send my letter? I tried > > the owner you mentioned, but the email address would not work. > > Rob Sandford > > > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2022 at 1:42 PM <l10n-ow...@openoffice.apache.org> wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi! This is the ezmlm program. I'm managing the > >> l...@openoffice.apache.org mailing list. > >> > >> I'm working for my owner, who can be reached > >> at l10n-ow...@openoffice.apache.org. > >> > >> I'm sorry, your message (enclosed) was not accepted by the moderator. > >> If the moderator has made any comments, they are shown below. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >> From: "Robert Y. Sandford" <rsandfo...@gmail.com> > >> To: "l...@openoffice.apache.org" <l...@openoffice.apache.org> > >> Cc: > >> Bcc: > >> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 08:42:02 -0500 > >> Subject: ASCII bug attack? > >> Apache people, > >> > >> I am not sure I have the right address on this email. If it > >> should go somewhere else, kindly forward it to the right people. > >> I am very distressed as I have lost a file which was not > >> backed up - my fault. I have been using your Open Office for approximately > >> 10 years with NO problems. > >> *The Problem:* A week ago, as I started to update a book > >> journal I keep, I tried to open the file. > >> Rather than the file showing up, An ASCII page > >> appeared with several options to choose from. I closed the file and tried > >> to open the book file again. Again, the ASCII page > >> opened up. Not knowing what I was doing and thinking wrongly that I > >> could click on one of the options and then "not save" it and return to the > >> original file, I clicked on one of the options - the first one I think.' > >> Well, the English was translated to something like all X's, and I was > >> never able to get back to my file. > >> > >> What is going on? If I send you the messed up file, can one > >> of your experts get it back? The other files do not seem to have been > >> infected. I have never even heard of ASCII files before this happened. > >> > >> Please help and acknowledge this email. > >> Thank you, > >> Robert Y.Sandford > >> > > > > -- Rory O'Farrell --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
