Hello, as others have already pointed out, ".xls" is just a generic extension used to imply MS Excel as the preferred application to open it.
what we usually refer to as an XLS file are BIFF8 files. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/File-formats-that-are-supported-in-Excel-a28ae1d3-6d19-4180-9209-5a950d51b719 but a file with the ".xls" file could be any kind of file you would open with Excel, such as TSV, CSV or HTML. it sounds like your file is an XMLSS file. (see link above) XLS II is a simple plugin based on an old Code Project article, a tutorial of how to parse BIFF8 files. only very basic features are supported, and of course no other ".xls" files can be opened except BIFF8. if the file is XMLSS, you could simply parse it with 4D XML commands. ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
