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Format: EXCEL (.xls)

Description: For Excel 2000 and earlier, scheduled output opens as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file.

Suggested Uses: E-mail, Library.

Considerations:

• Any version of Microsoft Excel must be installed.
• Cannot use the print distribution method.
• Does not support bursting reports or alerts.
• Does not retain headings, footings, subheads, or subfoots.
• The format is binary.
• Must be using Microsoft Office 2000 at a minimum release level of 9.0.3821 SR-1 in order to open in the Report Library.
• When ReportCaster distributes EXCEL reports created with a TABLE request containing BY HIGHEST primarysortfield syntax, the report contains page breaks on each primary sort field value.