Corrupted Keynote file--any fixes?

Are there any fixes for a corrupted Keynote file? The cause of the corrupted file is unknown. I'm trying to open it with Keynote 1.1, I'll try opening it with Keynote 2 later on.
Thanks,
Ashley

A Keynote file is really a directory. Make a copy of the bad file/directory. Then ctrl-click on the copy and use the "Show Package Contens" option to look inside. A lot of stuff will probably look familar to you and you should be able to check the integrity of a lot of the stuff in the directory using other applications.
Now I cannot say that I have had this problem or tried this, but this approach might be useful. You might want to start with a copy of known good Keynote file (directory) and explore it first.
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