JE McGimpsey wrote:
In article ,
gls858 wrote:


If you have 98 Excel and you are trying to open a 2003 file there isn't a
way to convert it. You need to save the file from 2003 as a 98 format.


IF you're talking about MacXL 98, that's incorrect. The reason there's
no way to convert it is that the file formats are exactly the same. No
conversion is required, or even possible.

I can open any XL03 file with MacXL98/01/v.X/04 or WinXL97/00/02/03
without any conversion.

OP nor I either one mentioned MacXL. If the format are the same that's
my mistake. At one point I know the newer version of Excel would open
an older version but the older version wouldn't open the newer version.
Probably goes back to Excel 95 and Excel 97. Thanks for setting it straight.

gls858