On Fri, 2004-05-28 at 18:02, Margot wrote: > M.Schild wrote: > >>Are you sure this is an Excel file? IF it is really an Excel file, > >>it should open with OpenOffice, BUT the .exe file extension is *not* > >>an Excel file - it is a Windows executable (program) file! I suggest > >>you double-check with the sender before attempting to open it... > > > > > > Ye it is an Excel file. it is a Self-extracting Archive .( thanks for the > > site) > > I decompressed it with Ark which showed an .xls file. When trying to open it > > with Open office I get: *this file is password protected* > > I don�t know how to get around that > > TIA > > > > Maryse > > > > As far as I know, you can't open an Excel password-protected file in > OpenOffice. Get the sender to save the file again, without the > password, and send you the new version - then it should open OK. > > Margot
There are utilities to do this: http://lastbit.com/excel/default.asp ...else you can surf through www.astalabista.com and see if there's a "free" utility to take care of this issue... stephen kuhn - owner ============================== illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents ------------------------------------------------------------------ Please ignore previous fortune.
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