XML file missing in numbers 08

Question

I have recently had to perform an erase and reinstall of snow leopard. On trying to get everything that was working fine before I find that I am now unable to open my numbers documents, this in spite of the fact that I wrote them in numbers 08 and have not updated to numbers 09 since reinstalling snow leopard. What's going on, do I really have to spend £80 just to open existing files with a programme that I already own?

Answer 1

Your message isn't really clear.
The title tell "XML file missing in numbers '08".
Then you write that you are now unable to open your numbers documents.
At last, you wrote that you have not updated to mumbers 09 since reinstalling snow leopard.
Must I understand that you used numbers 09 before reinstalling snow leopard ?
*If you did, the behaviour may be normal.*
When you opened a numbers '08 document with numbers '09,
*if you saved them* they where changed in Numbers '09 documents which can't be opened by numbrs 08.
The soluce would be to install the iwork '09 trial version,
open your documents with it then
Use 'Save As" which gives you the ability to save them as numbers '08 files.
Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France) dimanche 28 mars 2010 22:23:22