Can't open numbers documents, says index.xml file is missing?

can't open numbers documents, says index.xml file is missing

I came across this problem after upgrading to Mavericks.  Here's what I did to solve the problem:
Issue:  I began working on an existing spreadsheet.  After I saved it and tried to pull it up again later, I got the message "index.xml file is missing...".
Go to your dock and delete the icon for Numbers (mine still referred to the previous version of Numbers). 
Go to Applications and drag the Numbers icon to the dock.  This icon now links to the new version of Numbers and  (hopefully)  your spreadsheet should work.

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