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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.