whot's xlsx?

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RichardCranium replied

3 August 2008, 21:11
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

It's XML innit. It solves* all file format compatibility problems between all applications.

*Yeah right.

Just like PCL and RTF did.

It all went wrong when we went to ISAM. Granted, hashed indexes did tend to be a teensy bit hardware-specific, but that's wot the OEMs were for.

Oh, sorry. I was decades away...

XML 2.0 That'll fix it. Definitely. Someone in Marketing said so...
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scooterscot replied

29 July 2008, 17:36
Originally posted by NickFitz View Post

There's also a converter for Office for OS X.

I think the problem was that everybody had been saying for years that MS Office file formats were broken, and Microsoft found that they were impossible to fix and had to start again

Thanks!
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NickFitz replied

29 July 2008, 16:49
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

It's XML innit. It solves* all file format compatibility problems between all applications.

*Yeah right.

This is not just XML... this is MS XML

(In other words they managed to cock things up yet again...)
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NickFitz replied

29 July 2008, 16:48
Originally posted by scooterscot View Post

did you know Vista SP2.1/A4-S is available for download.

Using Office 2004 for Mac client has now sent me a xls file, opens fine -

MS - hear me raw - if it anit broke don't fix it

There's also a converter for Office for OS X.

I think the problem was that everybody had been saying for years that MS Office file formats were broken, and Microsoft found that they were impossible to fix and had to start again
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VectraMan replied

29 July 2008, 16:47
It's XML innit. It solves* all file format compatibility problems between all applications.

*Yeah right.
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NickFitz replied

29 July 2008, 16:45
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

XLSX is M$ "Open" XML standard for spreadsheets.

Therefore only M$ Excel 2007 will open it.

Older versions can use the new file formats via a converter app or plugin or something... this might be the one.
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scooterscot replied

29 July 2008, 16:40
did you know Vista SP2.1/A4-S is available for download.

Using Office 2004 for Mac client has now sent me a xls file, opens fine -

MS - hear me raw - if it anit broke don't fix it
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DimPrawn replied

29 July 2008, 16:32
Whot's?

Whot Thu Phuk?
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ThomasSoerensen replied

29 July 2008, 16:31
MS Excel 2007.

Perhaps you need to upgrade?
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DimPrawn replied

29 July 2008, 16:31
XLSX is M$ "Open" XML standard for spreadsheets.

Therefore only M$ Excel 2007 will open it.
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scooterscot started a topic whot's xlsx?

29 July 2008, 16:29
whot's xlsx?

Recieved a document in xlsx and it no open - what was wrong with xls,

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