SOS, Maday, can't recover file

[Jeffrey_Cohen@adobeforums.com]

I have an Illustrator CS file with 35 layers (approx. 76Mb) which has all of a sudden become 56K. I am getting an error message when I try opening it which reads:
"Can't open the illustration. The illustration
contains an illegal operand.

Offending operator 'p'.
Context:

%A13_EndEncoding AdobeType
%%EndSetup
1 A
0 A
0 O
(Brick) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 [4.0547 0 0 4.04 24372.5572 - 25815.8398] p

Unfortunately, I hadn'e worked on this file for a week or so, and the backup has the same problem. Can anyone save my life, please? Jeff

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

76MB to 56K I would guess it was gone.

[jonf@adobeforums.com]

Try to find an earlier archive. I feel your pain.