Dr.Watson when opening an Excel link from the browser

[jfkind]

Users are trying to open a link for an Excel spreadsheet which is in the fileserver and while trying to open the link causes DR.WATSON error to appear. This error is reproducable.

Anyone has any idea? Thanks

 

[reghakr]

Does it open on the local machine?
Does it occur with only 1 file?

If not, the file is most likely corrupted.

reghakr

 

[jfkind]

This is the only file that it is happening to. Its residing in our NetWare File Server.

 

[reghakr]

Then id have to say the file is corrupt. Try using these utilities to open it. If you get errors from these programs, you'll know for certain it's corrupted:

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If they do open, copy and paste back into a new spreadsheet.

reghakr