XL2000: "File Format Is Not Valid" Error Opening Quattro Pro WB2 or WB3 File

ID: Q235333

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a Quattro Pro file saved in the WB2 file format, you receive the following error message

File name: file format is not valid

where File name is the name of the file that you have attempted to open.

When you attempt to open a Quattro Pro file saved in the WB3 file format, you receive the following error message:

This file is not a recognizable format.

- If you know the file is from another program that is incompatible with Microsoft Excel, click Cancel, then open this file in its original application. If you want to open the file later in Microsoft Excel, save it in a format that is compatible, such as text format.

- If you suspect the file is damaged, click Help for more information about solving the problem.

- If you want to see what text is contained in the file, click OK. Then click Finish in the Text Import Wizard.

CAUSE

Microsoft Excel 2000 does not support opening files that have been saved in the Quattro Pro WB2 or WB3 file formats. Microsoft Excel Help erroneously states that Excel supports opening WB2 and WB3 files.

WORKAROUND

Reopen your WB2 and WB3 files in Quattro Pro and save them in a file format supported by Excel.

For additional information about the file formats supported by Excel, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q179886 XL2000: List of Supported File Formats in Microsoft Excel 2000

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta xlloadsave xl123Quattro
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug