Good idea for a final confirmation test. However, it seems to point to excel.

I created several new file types and associated them to Excel using
different click sequences (see below) none of them will open. But I can
change any of them to Word and they open right up.


"Sheeloo" wrote:

Since you are able to open txt files from within Excel it is highly unlikely
that it is an Excel problem. The OS is not able to call Excel properly when
you double click on a txt file.

Since txt files are usually associated with Notepad, the change has to be
made at the OS level.

Just to test you may change the extension to anything, say TST, try to
associate it to Excel. If this works then it is definitely not an Excel issue.

"Carol Lengacher" wrote:

Thanks for the ideas.

Using the browse for program made no difference. Still just sits there.

Changing it to .csv made all the difference. The icon immediately changed
to Excel and it opened right up with a double-click.

Maybe it's an OS problem so I'll go post there as well...but suspect it is
something Excel install configured in the registry.

Thanks again.