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On 26/07/2014 17:35, bad apple wrote:
> You might
> as well try opening Excel with no worksheets

This I do and it is Very Common when working with accounts programs, as
most ONLY call MS Excel, and  thus if machine default is LibreOffice
saving data to a spreadsheet stops program. May corrupt database etc.
Thus after 14 years of working with a specific Accounts program [Windows
ONLY code base and IE as interface], I call up MS Excel before starting
accounts , and open it with no sheets open.
Then a save to Excel works easily.
Much correspondence with Accounts program folk(or 'so-called' help desk
states , "ONLY IE" is used on "EVERY computer" so we do not permit other
browsers, "ONLY MS Excel" is used on EVERY computer " so ...

Unfortunately , I have to use this accounts program as it is locked into
clients network .
Funnily all analysis after saving is or course done in Libre Office (or
previously in Open Office.org) and reposted to others as a MS Format
.xls saved in LO and no one notices that.
-- 
regards
Eion MacDonald

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