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If Excel refuses to open files the way it used to, look at KB 3115322, 3115262

Posted on July 24, 2016 at 08:05 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

It’s a developer’s nightmare – MS pulls the rug out from under custom Excel solutions.

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Windows Patches/Security Excel opening problems, KB 311526, KB 3115322, KB 3170008, MS16-088
Problems with MS16-088 / KB 3115262

Posted on July 22, 2016 at 09:35 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

I’m seeing lots of reports from enterprise sites, where this patch breaks custom solutions.

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/d2d84793-9920-45e3-baef-5027a4ac1ae0/kb3170008-for-office-2016-breaks-functionality-ms16088?forum=officeitpro

Salesforce isn’t opening exported XLS reports

http://salesforce.stackexchange.com/questions/131404/end-user-cannot-open-a-xls-report-exported-from-salesforce

Let me know if you’re encountering the same problem – and any solutions. I’ll write this up for InfoWorld over the weekend.

Windows Patches/Security Excel cannot open files, KB 3115262, MS16-088

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