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It appears that I have a corrupt file.

When trying to open the dwg, an error message reads
"FATAL ERROR:  Unhandled Access Violation Reading 0x0021 Exception at 3033c10h", & shuts down.

Any ideas?

RE: fatal error

A coworker was able to recover a file with a similar problem.  Seems like he inserted it as an xref into another drawing, then exploded it.  That lost some info, but saved him from redrawing the thing.

RE: fatal error

In hind sight... you may want to set your autobackup to a couple of minutes... I just discovered a month or so back that  With Windows XP, Autocad keeps a recent backup in:

"C:\Documents and Settings\kjam\Local Settings\Temp"

your location may be different, but you may be able to find a recent copy of your last file... I also don't know if the file is related to the autobackup setting or if this temporary file is automatically created with each change... The file has a name similar to:

05157S02_1_1_6334.sv$ (for drawing 05157S02.DWG)

I have AutoCAD lock up every so often with the message 'Missing Driver' and discovered this 'feature'.  Unfortunately I found it a few days after losing half a day's work earlier on in the week.

Dik

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