Try using 21 instead of xlTextMSDOS.

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Jim
"NancyTG" wrote in message
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| I'm using Excel as an ActiveX object and trying to use the SaveAs method
in
| Excel to programmatically save the workbook in different file types. The
| file saves (has an updated date & time stamp) but not in the specified
| format. Instead it is always in the Excel format. I'm using the
FileFormat
| parameter with a value of , e.g., xlTextMSDOS. Is there something else
that
| needs to be specified, also. All help is much appreciated! Nancy