Problem opening e-mail attached Excel files

[wlmostia]

I have started having problems opening Excel files that come attached to
e-mails when I double click on them in the e-mail or from the file page
icon(when the attached Excel file has been saved). I am getting the
following message:
"Cannot find the file xxxx.xls(or one of its components). Make sure the
path and file name are correct and that all required libraries are
available."

I have this problem from Zipped Excel files too. I do not appear to
have the problem when I open them directly from Excel. Also, I do not
appear to have any problems with other types of files(.doc, .pdf,
..pps). I am using Excel 2000 and Windows 98.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Your Excel file association may be lost.

Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes and note the space before the /
mark).

You may have to enter your full path to excel.exe....in that case surround
with quotes as in..... "C:\mypath\to Excel\somewhere\excel.exe" /regserver

If this doesn't do the trick.............

Go to Start>Settings>Folder>Options>File Types. Scroll down to MS Excel
Worksheet. Then if running Win98 OS Edit> select "Open" and Edit.

If using WinXP OS you would scroll down to .XLS then "Advanced">Open>Edit.

In Command line the path should be similar to this....

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\MICROSOFT OFFICE\OFFICE\EXCEL.EXE" /e (delete the <sp>/e if
you want Book1 to open.

You must have the double quotes.

Below have "use DDE" checked and this in the DDE message box....[open("%1")]

Application should read "Excel"(no quotes)

Gord Dibben Excel MVP