Damaged Files in InDesign CS5

Hi Friends,
How can find, File whether damaged or not before opening that file in InDesign CS5....?
Thanks,
Divya.

Oviya... wrote:
File size is 262 KB friend...
That's enough information. The file is damaged, period.
All file sizes created by InDesign are multiples of 4,096 bytes. Additionally, all files created by InDesign start with a standard structure of 8,192 bytes -- and at that point there is *nothing* inside the file, it's all header.
Checking with Javascript is the most senseless thing to ask. How could that even work? You start a script, point to a file, and it says "file is damaged" -- for each file you want to open?
[OT] "One more request to all, If you feel someone's reply is useful to find your answer or correct answer, don't forget to mark the reply as "useful answer" or "correct answer". If you mark It will help to the readers also."
Please do so.

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