XL2000: "File Format Is Not Valid" Error Message When You Open Quattro Pro WB2 or WB3 File (235333)

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to open a Quattro Pro file that is 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 are trying to open.

When you attempt to open a Quattro Pro file that is 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 can open Quattro WB3 files after you install the Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter for Excel 2000 from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/qp7conv.aspx

NOTE: The Quattro Pro 7.0 Converter does not support the Quattro Pro 7.0/8.0 WB3 file format from Quattro Pro for Windows 8.0.

WORKAROUND

For WB2 Files:

Reopen your WB2 file in Quattro Pro, and save the file in a file format that is supported by Excel.

For additional information about the file formats supported by Excel, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

179886 XL2000: List of Supported File Formats in Microsoft Excel 2000

For WB3 Files:

Download and install the file Qp7conv.exe from the following Microsoft Web site: