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I am trying to open a databse made in excel from my computer but keep getting
an error message that says i need to "set assocition in control panel". What
is this and how do I do it.
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Do you have Excel installed on your computer?

If so, which version of Excel.

*.xlsx is an Excel 2007 workbook.

Perhaps in Windows Explorer you could right-click the *.xlsx file and "Open
With"

Choose Excel


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I am trying to open a databse made in excel from my computer but keep getting
an error message that says i need to "set assocition in control panel". What
is this and how do I do it.


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