[Solved] Format error discovered in sub-document MAC OS

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[Solved] Format error discovered in sub-document MAC OS

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[Solved] Hi,

I have been working on a text document in OO that contains many comments, replies and text edits. Now I cannot open the document. I get the read-error: "Format error discovered in the sub-document content.xml at 2,3984(row,col)". I have looked in the previous posts about how to solve the problem but I work in MAC OS and I am a little bit insecure when it comes to coding :oops:. Can someone help me recover the file? I would be most greatful!
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Please upload the file to the Forum, or if it is too large (>128KB) place on a filesharing site and post the URL here.
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Thanks! Here it is.
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Try the attached.
 Edit: File deleted for confidentiality 
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Thank you SO much! It works! :D What was the problem?
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Something to do with Comments; one badly parametered comment near the beginning. We have seen that before, but I don't know what causes it - I just fixed it.
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Hi, great to see that this has been solved by another user. I have the same problem, can someone help me?
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As mentioned above, you'll need to upload the problem file.

[Forum] How to attach a document here Note maximum file size is 128K. If your file is larger, use a file sharing site such as Mediafire and post the link here.
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Thanks, here is the file:

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Please send me a PM with email address to which I can return the repaired file.

The file is heavily commented, with track changes enabled. It had the usual multiple annotation error (caused for unknown reasons) near the beginning, which I corrected.
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Hello,

I have the exact same problem, on a really important file that contains a lot of annotations and comments. Any help would be hugely appreciated.
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Please upload your damaged file to the Forum (limit 128KB) or if it is to big, to a file-sharing site and post the URL here.
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Great, thanks for your reply.

Here's the link:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/22a921sq ... R.odt/file

Thank you for taking a look!
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Please PM me an email address to which I can send the repaired file.
 Edit: Repaired file sent 
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