Al Geist wrote:
> Dick Margulis wrote:
>
>> The basic file type association is fine, or Excel wouldn't open when Al
> clicks the file.
>
> Here's what to check:
>
> 1. Open Explorer.
> 2. Tools > Folder Options > File Types.
> 3. Scroll down to XLS and select it.
> 4. Click the Advanced button. The second entry in the list should be
> Open and it should be bold (if not, we're going to fix that).
> 5. Select Open and click Edit.
> 6. The Action field should read: &Open
> 7. The Application Used to Perform Action field should read:
> "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE" /e
> 8. The DDE Message field should read: [open("%1")]
> 9. The Application field should read: Excel
> 10. The DDE Application Not Running field should be blank.
> 11. The Topic field should read: system
> Fix what's broken and you ought to be in business.<
>
> Found a "%1" after the "/e" in Step 7.
I just rechecked mine, in case I'd inadvertently missed it at the end of
the string. Nope. What I wrote above is an accurate reflection of what's
on my system. The only "%1" is in the DDE Message field, as I said. I'm
on Windows XP Pro and Office 2003, FWIW.
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