XL98 is Mac XL -- Windows XL has 95 97 2000 XP and 2003

"gls858" wrote in message
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: JE McGimpsey wrote:
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: gls858 wrote:
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: 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.
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: 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.
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: I can open any XL03 file with MacXL98/01/v.X/04 or WinXL97/00/02/03
: without any conversion.
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: 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.
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: gls858