Missing index file after data recovery

Hello
I accidently deleted some pages files from my trash. I recovered them using Filesalvage. Now when I try to open them I get the message
"Unable to open xxxxx.pages because the document is invalid. The index.xml file is missing."
So I suppose the recovery program hasn't recovered that part of the file package.
Is there anyway to rebuild or recover the data?
Thanks
Dion

I have the exact same issue, of course this occurred before time machine came along. Have you been able to recover any of your deleted pages documents. I learned later to make sure that the suffix .pages is turned on and that creates a .pdf wrapper that can be recovered if accidently deleted.
Let me know if you have any luck with your situation and I will do the same.
Sincerely,
David

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