filename of downloaded Excel file

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phillman5

I frequently download Excel files from a website that seems for the
most part windows centric. These excel files have an extension
of .xls, I can double click them to open, they open fine but they just
have the file name of WORKSHEET, not the file name shown in the
finder. (Using Office 2004) If I rename the file in the finder then
open the same thing happens. If I try to open the file in numbers
(part of iWork) I get something like

<table border="1">
<!-- <tr><td colspan = "15" valign="middle" align="center">Date:
8/1/2008</td></tr>-->
<!-- <tr><td colspan = "15" valign="middle" align="center">Investor's
Business Daily Æ</td></tr> -->
<tr><td colspan = "15" valign="middle" align="center">Investor's
Business Daily 100</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan = "15" valign="middle" align="center">Data as of
8/1/2008 market close</td></tr>

Any idea? Now I have to open the file in excel, then do a save as,
type in the file name (if I don't want WORKBOOK), then delete (or
write over) the original file. From then on the file acts properly.
What can I tell the website people, how to change the file
properties?
 

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