corrupted excel file

[proudusa]

One of the excel files apparently became corrupted and i restored a good one from backup. However, i'm trying to delete the bad copy off the server and it tells me the following:

Cannot Delete "filename.xls". Cannot find the specified file. Make sure you specify the correct path and file name.

What can i do to delete it...

thanks in advance

 

[Hasit]

Use the command line editor (i.e. DOS) to delete the file.

 

[proudusa]

I've used command line and cleared the attributes but it continues to say the file is not found within the command line.

 

[Hasit]

What OS are you running. The only time I have seen this being so persistent is a combination of NT 3.1 and Macs.

 

[proudusa]

Using Windows 98 SE with Novell 4.11 F/P Server

 

[Hasit]

Hmmm. I looked on the MS Knowledge Base and sure enough the only one I found was Q105359, which talks about the file structure as saved by Macs.

I have a shareware tool that deletes files securely. You could try that if you wished. I downloaded the file from:

http://computalynx.tucows.com/system/adnload/213647_92351.html

General comment: The

http://www.tucows.com

site is excellent for shareware and free utilities.

 

[proudusa]

i've tried eraser and just tried that utitlity....it simply says the file is not found but the reference to it is there. not sure what else to try

 

[proudusa]

ok....problem is excel is infected with pldt macro virus. My AV didn't catch it nor do they say on the site how to remove it (computer associates).

 

[proudusa]

removed pldt.xls from XLSTART and deleted PLDT.XLS within Excel by going to Windows>Unhide in the tool bar.