10.21 Why does Excel claim I have an invalid `SYLK' file?
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This article is from the Spreadsheets FAQ, by Russell Schulz casfaq@locutus.ofB.ORG with numerous contributions by others.
10.21 Why does Excel claim I have an invalid `SYLK' file?
Because the Excel programmers are sloppy. A valid SYLK file begins
with `ID;' or `ID' alone on a line.
Sometimes Excel incorrectly says `SYLK: file format is not valid.'.
When you try to open a text file that begins with, say, `ID' and a tab,
it could not possibly be a valid SYLK file, but Excel claims it thought
it was, to no avail.
Simply rename `ID' to `Ident' or `Id' or something similar.
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