opening files
 

I have created an excel file and send it out in the email as an attachment.

When I went to the send box in the email and retrieve the mail, but could
not open the excel file.

Then I asked the receipient to resend the file back to me.

Upon receipt of the file, I saved it to my desktop and when I double click
on the file. It is giving me a blank screen, without even the excel format.

Can somebody tell me what is the cause of this error.

hi,
wild guess. check this.
Toolsoptionsgeneral tabuncheck ignore other applications.

it that ain't it then i don't know
sorry.
regards
FSt1

"Almond" wrote:

I have created an excel file and send it out in the email as an attachment.

When I went to the send box in the email and retrieve the mail, but could
not open the excel file.

Then I asked the receipient to resend the file back to me.

Upon receipt of the file, I saved it to my desktop and when I double click
on the file. It is giving me a blank screen, without even the excel format.

Can somebody tell me what is the cause of this error.

Sometimes one of these works:

Tools|Options|General|Ignore other applications (uncheck it)

--- or ---

Close Excel and
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /unregserver
then
Windows Start Button|Run
excel /regserver

The /unregserver & /regserver stuff resets the windows registry to excel's
factory defaults.

Almond wrote:

I have created an excel file and send it out in the email as an attachment.

When I went to the send box in the email and retrieve the mail, but could
not open the excel file.

Then I asked the receipient to resend the file back to me.

Upon receipt of the file, I saved it to my desktop and when I double click
on the file. It is giving me a blank screen, without even the excel format.

Can somebody tell me what is the cause of this error.

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Dave Peterson