Error: Excel has detected app.txt is a SYLK file
  • 02 Jun 2023
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Error: Excel has detected app.txt is a SYLK file

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Error: Excel has detected app.txt is a SYLK file

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If you open an export from FIMS and get an SYLK error, try changing the file so that the idcode field is NOT in the first column.  This error will typically occur when exporting using the User Defined exports or exporting from a data grid.  In either situation, moving the idcode column to the second column position will resolve the issue.

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