Save XLS Using Interop Excel

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Actually XlFileFormat.xlExcel12 is Excel 12.0 binary format (xlsb) , for OpenXML (i.e. xlsx) you need to use XlFileFormat.xlOpenXMLWorkbook enum value.

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Updated on July 09, 2022

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  • Onion-Knight
    Onion-Knight almost 2 years

    The Current Setup:

    So, I can use the following code to save a file as an XLS:

    _myWorkbook.SaveAs("FileName.xls", Excel.XlFileFormat.xlWorkbookNormal)
    

    I can also use the following code to save a file as an XLSX (Since I use Office 2010):

    _myWorkbook.SaveAs("FileName.xlsx", Excel.XlFileFormat.xlWorkbookDefault)
    

    The Issue:

    I have tried (unsuccessfully) to save the file as an XLSX using the following code:

    _myWorkbook.SaveAs("FileName.xlsx", Excel.XlFileFormat.xlExcel12)
    

    Why does this not work? Last I checked, Excel 12 was Excel 2007 (a version that supports XLSX). Am I missing something?

    (For those interested, I get a This extension can not be used with the selected file type error)