Pages can´t open a file due to index.xml is missing

After writing 138 pages of my PhD-Thesis and I have only 7 days left I got the error message can´t open file - index.xml is missing - shocking! So I called the support because I thought it can´t be lost due to the fully active preview - only pages did not want to open the file.
But I found a solution by surfing in different forum discussions and I want here to summarize, what to do.
1. A pages document is an archive - unfortunately in the latest version (iwork09) it is not signed as such anymore, what made older forum discussions quite irritating - but the tric is to rename the file to.zip and unpack the zip file.
2. Then it is possible to see if the index.xml is there (in my case) or if it is renamed to index-new.xml
in my case it was just possible to open this index file in textedit and save it again - if it has been renamed to index-new - simply save it after opening as index.xml.
the rename the whole folder back to a pages document with the ending .pages and open it in pages like usual by double click.
just as small aid for all other users with important document
please post herer if there were more problem or other solutions with this index.xml file
Regards!

I changed the file to .pages.zip and it still will not open up or unzip .. what do i do ?

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