InDesign won't open my document! argh

Question

I can't open my inDesign doc - I keep getting an error box saying "cannot open the file XXX, InDesign may not support the file format...a plug-in that supports the file format may be missing...or the file may be open in another application..."  what the h?

Answer 1

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