On 02/18/2007 11:59 AM, Mark Knecht wrote: > Hi. Indeed you make a good point. I'm not sure what constitutes a > correctly formatted XLS file but I suspect that this one is not since > it is readable in a Linux text editor. Looks more like some form of > XML or something more generic. > > I've attached a zipped copy along with this email. It's only 7K so > not a big burden to anyone. If the attachment survives the list's > email server then you can look at it yourself. > > I have no problem opening these files if I right click and tell > whatever OS I'm on to use scalc. I can then copy and paste the data > into the 2nd spreadsheet I keep with this data week by week. I Was > just looking for how to make it a bit faster. > >
The file is a proper xls and opens just fine (2.1 linux) for me in calc. Your problem is your OS file associations. > In Windows the default 'Open with...' association just says > 'OpenOffice.org 2.0'. Change the association to scalc. Currently your associations are set for soffice. soffice *always* opens writer as the default. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
