The object is corrupt - in Word 2003

[sidneymcneil]

We have a document that has several objects (Excel tables) in it. We update the tables each month and then "save-as" the new month. We have one table that can't open. When you right click on the object and select "object" you get the error "The object is corrupt or no longer available".

 

[AberdeenAngus]

I guess you're fucked.

 

[Bryn]

I've got a problem with word... Ooh...I know...I'll join a motorcycle forum ..they'll know

And If You're serious...welcome along ..i think ....

 

[TomBoyNI]

Copy and paste the data that you have to a blank document.

Open last months and save it as a new draft for this month.

Paste the data for this month that you copied.

The corrupted data is bucked so you need to forget about it.

Ride a GS?

 

[AberdeenAngus]

...and get your tightarsed boss to stump up for some new software.
Word 2003......

 

[Bear]

Because it costs nothing, download and install a copy of OpenOffice from http://www.openoffice.org/ and see if that works.

 

[nashatsalah]

Resources, which are accessible to get more info about word, file corruption and restoration and offer other variants/solutions...
https://www.repairtoolbox.com/wordrepair.html Word Repair Toolbox

Recover Word document via next steps...

When you restart a Microsoft Office program after a power failure or similar problem, the program automatically opens any recovered files. If for some reason the recovery file didn't open, you can open it yourself.
1. On the Standard toolbar, click Open.
2. On the Show pop-up menu, click All Documents.
3. Locate the folder that contains your recovery files.
Each recovery file is named "AutoRecover save of file name."
4. Open the recovery file.
5. Click Save.
6. In the Save As box, enter the name of the existing document.
7. When you see a message asking whether you want to replace the existing document, click Yes.
Any recovery files that haven't been saved are deleted when you quit Word Tips
• If you can't open the recovery file, you can try to recover the text from the damaged file.
• To find out or change where your recovery files are stored, click Preferences on the Word menu, and then click File Locations.

 

[Paul Wakefield]

Ahhh - that took a long time. Normally the OP in these sorts of threads gets a helpful repair tool suggestion within a couple of hours; not sure why our new Dubai friend took 2 days to get around to it. The old con merchants are slipping in their old age.

To all those who tried to be helpful, good on yer but I would recommend just ignoring anybody with an Office problem and a post count of 1.