Indesign CS5.5 "could not complete your request because of a database error"

Hi guys. Have a huge problem. Just finished my indesign 20 page document for uni. I have gone back to open this file so that i can print it. I saved it as an IDML as the place im printing it has an older version of indesign to me. When i opened it on my computer however to check over it a dialouge box saying "could not complete your request because of a database error" Ahhh Ive tried opening it in acrobat, placing the file in indesign but none of this works!! Your help would be appreciated!!  Would it possibly work if i opened it on another computer?
Thanks in advance

John Hawkinson wrote:
Both the original .indd file and the .idml file will not open? It sounds like you are totally out of luck then, and starting over is the way to go .
There's also the Markzware recovery service -- not gauaranteed to work for every file (but no charge if it doesn't) which is not cheap, but probably less expensive than starting over on a long project that will take several days to complete. Last lnk I have is http://markzware.com/support/faq/recover-bad-file-service/

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