help opening a quark file

**chicodoggy** · December 13th, 2002, 06:45 PM

i am trying to help my sister open a quark file

let me know if you can provide any help.

i have tried opening in quark 5.0 with no luck.

**ElDiabloConCaca** · December 14th, 2002, 03:04 PM

Well, I know a TON about QuarkXPress, but I'll need a little more information to help you. What exactly happens? Have you tried QuarkXPress 4.11? Is it a PC Quark or a Mac Quark file? What exactly do you mean by you've tried opening it but no luck -- what happens? Nothing? Something? A crash?

Hope I can help -- please elaborate.

**chicodoggy** · December 14th, 2002, 03:46 PM

hello,

it says this document can not be opened by this version of Quark . Error code 17

and in the file tag it is labeled a quark document file but for version it says unknown.

if u want i can im the file to you

**toast** · December 14th, 2002, 05:29 PM

With what version of Quark was the file created ? You don't know ? What OS are you using ?

Please elaborate again, you're posting in riddles here. Plus, if you want a very good Quark forum, there's one on Desktop Publishing, along with Adobe, Fonts, Hardware forums. A 'must visit' link

http://www.desktoppublishing.com/boards/default.asp

**ElDiabloConCaca** · December 14th, 2002, 05:43 PM

Sure, if you'd like, you can email it to judas1012@yahoo.com and I'll take a look at it. Quark 5 should be able to open any previously versioned Quark file. It may, in fact, not be a Quark file after all -- perhaps the extension on the file was erroneous.

**Jason** · December 14th, 2002, 06:10 PM

open the bad boy in indesign

**toast** · December 14th, 2002, 08:07 PM

Rebuild your desktop.
Try opening the file with Command/Option pressed in Quark.
Check type/creator with ResEdit.
Send the file here (use the attachment function of the forum).

**Factor41** · December 15th, 2002, 09:40 AM

Sometimes there are XTensions which make files unreadable by versions of Quark without that XT. One notorious one is a Scitex XT, but if you drag the file onto an app called KillScitex (you should be able to download it somewhere), it makes it openable again. You do really need to give more detailed, umm, details of your setup when you ask for help tho.