Pages can't open a file

When I'm going to open a .pages file it says that pages is closed unexpectedly. How I can open this file or copy all I had there? I have to edit it and take an image is not a solution.
Thanks!

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

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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.
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the rename the whole folder back to a pages document with the ending .pages and open it in pages like usual by double click.
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please post herer if there were more problem or other solutions with this index.xml file
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I changed the file to .pages.zip and it still will not open up or unzip .. what do i do ?

Help! Pages can't open .doc files

Hey everyone, I recently upgraded my MacBook Pro (Processor 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7; Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz DDr3) with the new Lion. I also installed Office for Mac 2011 (as I work with both). Whenever I select a .doc file (all of them are) and open it with pages, pages just freezes and doesn't do anything. Does anybody know why? The same goes with Keynote and Numbers whenever I do the same with .ppt and .xls files.
Thanks in advance!

Importers embedded in iWork didn't evolve since the first package delivery (january 2009)
so it's not really surprising to read that they can't treat changes introduced in Me..oSoft Office 2011.
Try to save your doc with an older format to get them openable in iWork '09.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) mardi 9 août 2011 16:05:47
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Pages can´t open files saved in iCloud

I can´t open any file save to iCloud
I tried a workaraound:
I couldn´t open a file save to iCloud from my iPad.
I opened it from icloud.com and downloaded it to my iMac.
Opened the downloaded file, and everything semed ok.
I then closed the dokument and opened the file on my ipad again. Made som editing before I closed the dokument.
Then I tried to open it again in Pages on my iMac, but couldent open it.
Translated: Couldn´t open the file ".... ..."
I also tried to open a file saved to icloud (without opening it on other machines and devises). Pages couldn´t open those files either...
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Pages 5.2 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09/'08 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
You are alternately opening the wrong versions.
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Older versions of Pages 5 can not open files from later versions of Pages 5.
Once opened and saved in Pages 5 the Pages '09 files can not be opened in Pages '09.
Anything that is saved to iCloud and opened in a newer version of Pages is also converted to Pages 5 files.
All Pages files no matter what version and incompatibility have the same extension .pages.
Pages 5 files are now only compatible with themselves on a very restricted set of hardware, software and Operating Systems and will not transfer correctly on any other server software than iCloud.
Apple has removed over 110 features from Pages 5 and added many bugs.
Peter

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I am happy with my old Pages program ... some files I created on the old Pages open fine, as normal. However, some files I created on the
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I would be delighted to upgrade and pay the $20 but I read horrible reviews about the new Pages upgrade. So I would like to stick with my old
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Is there a trick to opening these Pages files ?
Or should I go ahead and get the new download and take a chance. I only mix text with photos ... no footnotes.
Please help. Many thanks ..

Hi Jerry ... you were absolutely correct ... I must have downloaded the new version since I found Pages-Applications in Spotlight. Then I dragged it from Application to the dock where it now sits next to my old Pages. I tried to open up my file but still could not. How can I export it back to Word 09 (my old Pages) if I cannot open it. And this file will not open now, even when I have my new Pages in the dock. Or should I just give up on opening this file.
Also, I think I prefer the old Pages (Word 09) ... how can I make sure that I am creating documents in this program. I assume that I can keep it and continue to work with that. I guess the only way to prevent this from happening again is to check if I am using the old Pages before I start a document ??
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An error occurred while opening the file, you can not open this file because it does not page???

Dear all,
i am test the report to show "No Data Found" world, but, when i preview to PDF, i got the message :An error occurred while opening the file, you can not open this file because it does not page.
i try to load the other xml file that have data, and report work,no error.
i don't know where is the problem, so i need some help....
Thanks in advance for your response.
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<?if:count(PLAN_CODE)>0?>
<?for-each@section:G_PLAN_CODE?>
<?template:Header?>
<?for-each:G_PURPOSE?>
<?end for-each?>
<?end template?>
<?for-each:G_PLAN_SUBSQL2?>
<?end for-each?>
<?end for-each?>
<?end if?>
<?if:count(PLAN_CODE)=0?>
====================No Data Found ===================
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if no data query back:
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<NARLGLR005>
<LIST_G_PLAN_CODE></LIST_G_PLAN_CODE>
<CF_START_DATE>102.3</CF_START_DATE>
<CF_END_DATE>102.3</CF_END_DATE>
<CF_TITLE_NAME>Company</CF_TITLE_NAME>
<CF_OU_NAME>IT Department</CF_OU_NAME>
<CF_SOURCE_CODE>N/A</CF_SOURCE_CODE>
<CF_PRINT_DATE>102.11.18 15:48:10</CF_PRINT_DATE>
</NARLGLR005>
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<NARLGLR005>
<LIST_G_PLAN_CODE>
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      <PLAN_NAME>03101C3003_test</PLAN_NAME>
      <PLAN_EM>John</PLAN_EM>
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          <PURPOSE_CODE>11600000</PURPOSE_CODE>
          <PURPOSE_NAME>Pre-Pay</PURPOSE_NAME>
          <LIST_G_PURPOSE_CODE>
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              <REAL_BUDGET_AMOUNT>0</REAL_BUDGET_AMOUNT>
              <TEMP_RECEIPT_AMOUNT>0</TEMP_RECEIPT_AMOUNT>
              <REAL_PAY_AMOUNT>0</REAL_PAY_AMOUNT>
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      <CS_T_REAL_PAY_AMOUNT>289294</CS_T_REAL_PAY_AMOUNT>
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<CF_END_DATE>102.11</CF_END_DATE>
<CF_TITLE_NAME>Company</CF_TITLE_NAME>
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Pages is not saving document correctly. After saving the changes either do not appear or you can not open the file. The error is "not a valid format" I am in Pages '09 4.1 (923). I also use Parallels. Anyone having similar issues?

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