Microsoft KB Archive/147272

= XL: Cannot Open Multiplan Files =

Article ID: 147272

Article Last Modified on 9/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q147272





SYMPTOMS
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article, if you try to open a MultiPlan file in Microsoft Excel, the file fails to open and you receive one of the following error messages.

If you try to open a MultiPlan file in Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 7.0, you will receive the following error message:

Microsoft Excel needs a converter to open this MultiPlan file. Run the Microsoft Excel Setup program to install it.

If you try to open a MultiPlan file in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, you will receive the following error message:

This file is not in a recognizable format.



CAUSE
You experience this problem because the MultiPlan converter is not provided with the versions of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article.

NOTE: When you try to open a MultiPlan file in Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 7.0, the error message that you receive is incorrect. You cannot install a MultiPlan converter by running Microsoft Excel 7.0 Setup.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do either of the following:
 * Open the MultiPlan file in Microsoft Excel version 5.0 and save the file as a Microsoft Excel workbook file. You should then be able to open the file because Microsoft Excel version 5.0 includes a MultiPlan converter. -or-


 * Open the file in MultiPlan and export it into the Symbolic Link (SYLK) file format. The versions of Microsoft Excel listed at the beginning of this article have a built-in converter for the SYLK file format.

Additional query words: convert import

Keywords: kberrmsg kbinterop kbprb kbsetup KB147272

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