Thanks Mark

This is a client file listing and I only have readonly privileges.
I recall someone saying there are legacy SAP files in the listing.

I will look at the validation tool as well as writing a utility to read
and write the excel file.






On 5/28/12 3:17 AM, "Mark Beardsley" <[email protected]> wrote:

>It might be. There are a few things you could do.
>
>Firstly, open the file using Excel and then simply re-save it. Does this
>clear up the problem? If so then yes, it is likely that the file does not
>conform with the specification.
>
>Secondly, there is a file validation tool that you can use -
>http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/53782285-736e-4d00-b458-6170054
>287af.aspx
>- to check the file to ensure it conforms to the file spec. This is a
>Microsoft tool of course
>
>Where does the file come from? Rather, do you know how the file is
>created?
>Did the author use Excel or some third party tool to build the file? There
>are a few and I know of at least one - I think produced by SAP but long
>since orphaned - that does have issues. If you can find out how the file
>is
>created, that cold help the developers address this problem.
>
>Finally, can you submit the troublesome file so that the developers can
>take
>a look at it?
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