SAXParseException error message, can't open file

[jazzwheel]

Hi there. I'm new to LibreOffice, not code-savvy, and trying to open a document that I've opened, edited, and closed but cannot open again because of this error message:

File format error found at
: '[word/document.xml line 2]: Extra content at the end of the document
', Stream 'word/document.xml', Line 2, Column 321124(row,col).

I have read other questions on this site that suggest fixes, but it's really Greek to me and I cannot understand how to work this out.

I've uploaded an attachment of the file in question. Can anyone help me fix this so I can open the file again?

Thank you!

[RoryOF]

Try the attached file. After repair it passes XML verification, but I haven't attempted to open it.

[jazzwheel]

Thank you very much for your quick reply. I can open it only in Mac's TExtEdit program. When I try to open it in LibreOffice nothing happens!

[RoryOF]

Later: it opened correctly for me in OpenOffice 4.1.3. I cannot answer for LibreOffice as I don't use it.

[jazzwheel]

Thank you! I must be on the wrong forum!

[RoryOF]

No, we deal with LibreOffice problems also.

[jennielc]

None of my docs will open, not even ones from days ago. I get no error messages.

[RoryOF]

Try starting TaskManager (Ctrl Shift Esc) and kill all soffice processes shown on TM's Details tab (Processes tab on Windows earlier than Win 10).

[jennielc]

Thanks so much. Must have been 20 Office processes running.

[RoryOF]

If that is he case, you need to reconsider how you close down your computer. You should formally close OpenOffice/LibreOffice (/File /Exit) and then use the formal powerdown or sleep/hibernate procedure to close down your computer; wait a few seconds - 10 ought be enough - for all disk activity to cease before powering off or closing the lid. The soffice processes you discovered are left after over-hasty power off of your computer, before the internal housekeeping has been written to disk from the buffers.