[Closed] Backward roll up of excel files

Got a lovely thing I need help figuring out.
Doing a rollup of a child spread sheet into a parent is easy. Just do a special paste or what ever you like the most. Now using that same logic is it possible for someone to change something in the parent and have it roll down to that child spread
sheet? As in a two way street between the two spread sheets?
Its weird I know. I've already offered the idea of just going to the child to change it but they want this functionality.
Thanks,
-Link

"spread sheet" - in EXCEL we have a Workbook that contains Worksheets.
It's best to use the correct terms to avoid confusion.
Two fresh spread sheet. File 1 A1 is going into File2 A1 by a past special. That's connected so if you change something in File 1 A1 it will automatically change in File 2 A1.
You need a Paste Link to do this. By, "spread sheet" I am assuming that you mean 2 different Workbooks.
With this simple set up is it possible to be able edit File 2 A1 and it will change in File 1 A1?
No because those cells have already been used.

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PROCEDURE write_cell_char(p_row NUMBER, p_column NUMBER, p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2, p_value IN VARCHAR2, p_style IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL );
PROCEDURE write_cell_null(p_row NUMBER , p_column NUMBER , p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2, p_style IN VARCHAR2 );
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PROCEDURE set_column_width( p_column IN NUMBER , p_width IN NUMBER , p_worksheet IN VARCHAR2 ) ;
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g_null_data tbl_excel_data ;
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g_null_worksheets tbl_worksheets ;
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TYPE tbl_cell_data IS TABLE OF rec_cell_data INDEX BY binary_INTEGER ;
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g_Cell_count := 0 ;
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raise_application_error( -20101 , 'UTL_FILE could not open file or operate on it, check if file is already open.');
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raise_application_error( -20101 , 'UTL_FILE raised others exception ');
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IF upper(p_style_name) IS NULL THEN
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end if ;
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ELSE
l_font := l_font ||' ss:Color="Black" ';
end if ;
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l_font := l_font ||' ss:Bold="1" ' ;
END IF;
IF p_italic = TRUE THEN
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END IF;
IF p_underline IS NOT NULL THEN
l_font := l_font ||' ss:Underline="Single" ' ;
END IF ;
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g_styles(g_style_count).def := g_styles(g_style_count).def || l_font || '/>' ;
IF p_backcolor IS NOT NULL THEN
g_styles(g_style_count).def := g_styles(g_style_count).def || ' <Interior ss:Color="'||p_backcolor ||'" ss:Pattern="Solid"/>' ;
ELSE
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xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"
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<Created>1996-10-14T23:33:28Z</Created>
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utl_FILE.put_line( l_file, g_excel_data(i ));
END LOOP ;
utl_file.fclose( l_file );
p( 'File closed ');
ELSIF g_apps_env = 'Y' THEN
FOR i IN 1..g_data_count LOOP
fnd_file.put_line( fnd_file.output , g_excel_data(i));
fnd_file.put_line( fnd_file.log , g_excel_data(i));
END LOOP ;
ELSE
raise_application_error( -20001 , 'Env not set, ( Apps or not Apps ) Contact Support.' );
END IF;
END ;
PROCEDURE create_worksheet ( p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2 ) IS
BEGIN
g_worksheets_count := g_worksheets_count + 1 ;
g_worksheets(g_worksheets_count).w := p_worksheet_name ;
g_worksheets(g_worksheets_count).whdr := '<Worksheet ss:Name=" ' || p_worksheet_name ||' ">' ;
g_worksheets(g_worksheets_count).wftr := '<WorksheetOptions xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel">
<ProtectObjects>False</ProtectObjects>
<ProtectScenarios>False</ProtectScenarios>
</WorksheetOptions>
</Worksheet>' ;
END ;
PROCEDURE write_cell_char(p_row NUMBER, p_column NUMBER, p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2, p_value IN VARCHAR2, p_style IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL ) IS
l_ws_exist BOOLEAN ;
l_worksheet VARCHAR2(2000) ;
BEGIN
-- CHECK IF this cell has been used previously.
IF cell_used( p_row , p_column , p_worksheet_name ) THEN
RAISE_application_error( -20001 , 'The cell ( Row: '||p_row ||' Column:'||p_column ||' Worksheet:'||p_worksheet_name ||') is already used.Check if you have missed to increment row number in your code. ');
END IF;
-- IF worksheet NAME IS NOT passed THEN use first USER created sheet ELSE use DEFAULT sheet
-- this PROCEDURE just adds the data INTO the g_cells TABLE
g_cell_count := g_cell_count + 1 ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).r := p_row ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).c := p_column ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).v := p_value ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).w := p_worksheet_name ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).s := p_style ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).dt := 'String' ;
END ;
PROCEDURE write_cell_num(p_row NUMBER , p_column NUMBER, p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2, p_value IN NUMBER , p_style IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL ) IS
l_ws_exist BOOLEAN ;
l_worksheet VARCHAR2(2000) ;
BEGIN
-- ??? IF worksheet NAME IS NOT passed THEN use first USER created sheet ELSE use DEFAULT sheet
-- this PROCEDURE just adds the data INTO the g_cells TABLE
-- CHECK IF this cell has been used previously.
IF cell_used( p_row , p_column , p_worksheet_name ) THEN
RAISE_application_error( -20001 , 'The cell ( Row: '||p_row ||' Column:'||p_column ||' Worksheet:'||p_worksheet_name ||') is already used. Check if you have missed to increment row number in your code.');
END IF;
g_cell_count := g_cell_count + 1 ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).r := p_row ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).c := p_column ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).v := p_value ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).w := p_worksheet_name ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).s := p_style ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).dt := 'Number' ;
END ;
PROCEDURE write_cell_null(p_row NUMBER , p_column NUMBER , p_worksheet_name IN VARCHAR2, p_style IN VARCHAR2 ) IS
BEGIN
-- ???? NULL IS allowed here FOR time being. one OPTION IS TO warn USER that NULL IS passed but otherwise
-- the excel generates without error
g_cell_count := g_cell_count + 1 ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).r := p_row ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).c := p_column ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).v := null ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).w := p_worksheet_name ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).s := p_style ;
g_cells( g_cell_count ).dt := NULL ;
END ;
PROCEDURE set_row_height( p_row IN NUMBER , p_height IN NUMBER, p_worksheet IN VARCHAR2 ) IS
BEGIN
g_ROW_count := g_ROW_count + 1 ;
g_rows( g_row_count ).r := p_row ;
g_rows( g_row_count ).ht := p_height ;
g_rows( g_row_count ).w := p_worksheet ;
END ;
PROCEDURE set_column_width( p_column IN NUMBER , p_width IN NUMBER, p_worksheet IN VARCHAR2 ) IS
BEGIN
g_column_count := g_column_count + 1 ;
g_columns( g_column_count ).c := p_column ;
g_columns( g_column_count ).wd := p_width ;
g_columns( g_column_count ).w := p_worksheet ;
END ;
END ;
SHOW errors ;
Thanks,
Maddy B

Hi,
Peter Gjelstrup wrote:
Next thing is how to use it:
declare
k_file constant varchar2(30) := 'YourFile.xls'
begin
create_file(k_file);
-- Call other procedures
close_file;
end;
Don't forget: these procedures are all part of the gen_xl_xml package.
To call them from outside the package, you have to prefix each procedure name with the package name, like this:
declare
k_file constant varchar2(30) := 'YourFile.xls'
begin
gen_xl_xml.create_file(k_file);
-- Call other procedures
gen_xl_xml.close_file;
end;

Intermittent Error 41106 Error when trying to open an Excel file.

I am having an intermittent problem while opening an Excel file. The problem only occurs occasionally during execution of my program. My program has a cluster of buttons each button opens a sub VI that is part of a calibration process. The first VI generates an EXCEL filename that is used to save all calibration data. A template is opened, data is placed in this template, and then it is saved under the generated filename. Most of the time this seems to work fine, but every once in a while I receive a -41106 error indicating that Microsoft EXCEL did not open. As far as I can tell when I run each sub VI independently they work fine and no errors are generated. Does anyone know why this might be happening? I would appreciate any help.
Thanks

What version of LabVIEW and the Report Generation Toolkit are you using? I remember adding some code in the 1.1 version of the toolkit to attempt to avoid some Microsoft Excel latencies with opening/closing the application repeatedly, but it was by no means fool proof, since Excel sometimes takes its sweet time leaving memory when the application exits. Without knowing any more specifics, my best suggestion is for you to add a small delay between successive operations regarding opening/closing Excel and see if that helps. Also, if you could post a simple VI that demonstrates the behavior, that would be extra helpful.
Oh yeah, and another suggestion would be to open one report reference at the beginning of your program, and use this reference through the whole thing...I understand that this might not be possible, though, if you're opening different worksheets throughout the course of your application running.
Good luck,
-D
P.S. - For those of you reading this wondering why I would automatically assume MegaMan is using the Report Generation Toolkit, he cites error -41106, which is an error specific to this toolkit.
Darren Nattinger, CLA
LabVIEW Artisan and Nugget Penman

Save and Close excel file opened through OLE

Hi,
I have opened an excel file on my desktop and edited it.Now I have to save this file and close it.
Right now , I am manually saving the file and closing it. So please give the steps to automate the process of saving and closing .
Please find the code below for opening a file and editing.
report zkntest2.
INCLUDE: <line>,
         <icon>,
         <symbol>,
         ole2incl.
DATA: g_excel_app             TYPE ole2_object,
      g_excel_workbook        TYPE ole2_object,
      g_excel_worksheet       TYPE ole2_object,
      g_excel_usedrange       TYPE ole2_object,
      g_excel_cell            TYPE ole2_object,
      g_excel_return          TYPE ole2_object.
data :H_MAPL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT,         " list of workbooks
      H_MAP TYPE OLE2_OBJECT,          " workbook
      H_ZL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT,           " cell
      H_F TYPE OLE2_OBJECT.            " font
CONSTANTS:c_appl(17)              TYPE c VALUE 'Excel.Application'.
SELECTION-SCREEN BEGIN OF BLOCK blk1 with frame title text-001.
PARAMETERS p_ofile LIKE rlgrap-filename default 'C:\layout.xls'.
SELECTION-SCREEN END OF BLOCK blk1.
CREATE OBJECT g_excel_app c_appl.
CALL METHOD OF g_excel_app 'Workbooks' = g_excel_workbook.
CALL METHOD OF g_excel_workbook 'Open'
EXPORTING #1 = p_ofile.
SET PROPERTY OF g_excel_app 'Visible' = 1.
CALL METHOD OF g_excel_app 'Workbooks' = H_MAPL.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 4 9 1 'Kiran'(001).
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 5 9 1 'Ref#'(002).
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 6 9 1 'Claim#'(003).
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 7 9 1 'Location'(004).
FREE OBJECT g_excel_app.
FORM FILL_CELL USING I J BOLD VAL.
CALL METHOD OF g_excel_app 'Cells' = H_ZL EXPORTING #1 = I #2 = J.
SET PROPERTY OF H_ZL 'Value' = VAL .
GET PROPERTY OF H_ZL 'Font' = H_F.
SET PROPERTY OF H_F 'Bold' = BOLD .
ENDFORM.                    "FILL_CELL

Try add this code below.
CALL METHOD OF G_EXCEL_APP 'ActiveWorkbook' = G_EXCEL_WORKBOOK.
CALL METHOD OF G_EXCEL_WORKBOOK 'SaveAs' EXPORTING #1 = '1.xls'.
CALL METHOD OF G_EXCEL_WORKBOOK 'Close'.
CALL METHOD OF G_EXCEL_APP 'Quit'.
FREE G_EXCEL_APP.

Close Excel File after getting data from it

Hi!
I have a big vi to make data aquisiton from a spectrometer. I have the aquisition part and the "save to spreeadsheet" part also. Now I want to make a button to open the data from the excel file and show it in a xy chart. I had some problems but now its working except one important thing. After I read the data from the file and have it in the chart, it seems like the file it's not closed cause if I try to open it in excel, it "hangs" the computer. If I stop the vi, there's no problem. What can I do? I saw here in the forum that its not necessary to open or/and close spreedsheet files but i think this problem is because the file it's not "released" or something. Any help would be great.
Here's the part of the vi that reads the file, and the file itself.
Thanks in advance

Strange. I made the attachment. Anyway, here it is:
Attachments:
open data file.vi ‏17 KB
scan 11h21m17s .xls ‏44 KB

How to sync two excel files, the content is the same in both files after edit.

I have two excel files, which are data and edit by multi users, how can I sync the master files to the copy files after edit?
Is this operation required VBA? marco?

Hi,
Your request could be done via VBA code. Here are two ideas.
One:
Syncing the data from master file to the copy file without opening copy file. Sample code
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range)
If Target.Count > 1 Then Exit Sub
Dim cnn As Object, SQL$, s$
Select Case True
Case Target.Value = ""
s = "null"
Case IsDate(Target.Value)
s = "#" & Target.Value & "#"
Case IsNumeric(Target.Value)
s = Target.Value
Case Else
s = "'" & Target.Value & "'"
End Select
Set cnn = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
cnn.Open "provider=microsoft.jet.oledb.4.0;extended properties='excel 8.0;hdr=no';data source=" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\test folder\Book2.xls"
SQL = "update [Sheet1$" & Target.Address(0, 0) & ":" & Target.Address(0, 0) & "] set f1=" & s
cnn.Execute (SQL)
cnn.Close
Set cnn = Nothing
End Sub
Two:
Saving the master file as copy file before closing. Reference:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff194765.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
If you have any further question about coding, I recommend you post the question to the MSDN forum for Excel
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/home?forum=exceldev&filter=alltypes&sort=lastpostdesc
The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you will get the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the forums regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction with us. Thank you for your understanding.
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Opening Excel Files from DB (blob column)

My project has implemented a WEBUTIL solution to attach files into the database, view the files stored in the database (in a BLOB column), and remove the files stored in the database.
Everything has been running smoothly. We are in final testing and have found a couple of interesting scenarios ...
When a user tries to view an Microsoft Excel 2007 file from our application, the Excel file displays properly (as long as Microsoft Excel isn't already open - outside of our Oracle application). Once the Excel file is viewed, the system will not allow the user back to our application until after the Excel file is closed (we use the start /wait myExcelFile.xls ... command). This works perfectly for us.
The two scenarios we encounter occur when
1.) The user has Microsoft Excel open outside of our application and tries to open an Excel file from within our application, or
2.) The user has the file already open (either from within our application or outside of our application) and then tries to open the file from within our application.
Let me explain a little further because the above two scenarios are interrelated.
When a user has Microsoft Excel open (outside of our application), and then clicks the button to open the Excel file, the system will open the file as another window (within Excel). The system will allow the user to navigate back to our application (where as, if Excel is not open outside of our application, the system will not allow the user to navigate back to our application). Once the user navigates back to our application (while the file is still open), the user can click the button to view the file again. At this point, the user is displayed a WUT-105 error message (I assume b/c the system is trying to open a file that is already open).
I assume the two solutions are the following:
a.) Do not allow a user to open a file that is already open (not sure how to check this from within Forms ?)
b.) Do not allow a user to open an Excel file when another EXCEL process is already running (this will avoid allowing the user to naviagate back to our application)
I don't know if there is a better solution.
Do you experts have any recommendations?
We are using Oracle Application Server 10g R2 (10.1.2.0.2), Oracle Database 10g R2 (10.2), and Oracle Developer 10g (10.1.2.0.2)
I hope this all makes sense.
Thanks,
Mike
Edited by: user639843 on Oct 20, 2008 2:15 PM
Edited by: user639843 on Oct 20, 2008 2:20 PM

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!
I believe that will work (adding a sequence number to the end of the filename)!
We do not allow a user to update the file, only view. If a user wants to make a change, they need to remove the existing file (from the database), create a new file (outside of our application), and attach the file in our application (into the database). All updates occur outside of our application - we are not a document authoring system, just a document storage system.
Once again, many thanks on the solution!
Mike

SharePoint Library - If I save file from Excel File Save As - then I always get "File already exists. Do you want to replace it?" - Upload works fine though.

Hi there,
In my SP 2010 document library - When I try to save an Excel file from File > Save As menu to the document library it always prompts me "File already exists. Do you want to replace it?" even though the file does not exist in that document library.
To the same document library - if I upload a file then it accepts it all fine.
Any clues why I cannot save files using File > Save As menu?
Thanks.

Hi,
As I understand, the notification pops up when you save an excel file to SharePoint library, while when directly upload file to library, there is no wrong.
Please confirm if the issue occurs to other machines.
Please open Microsoft Office Upload Center on the issue machine, then click settings, clear cache via checking Delete files from the Office Document Cache when they are closed.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-in/excel-help/office-document-cache-settings-HA010388664.aspx
If the issue occurs to client, I’d recommend you also ask the question in Excel forum:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/home?forum=excel
Regards,
Rebecca Tu
TechNet Community Support

Excel 2013 (office 365) crashes every time I opened a excel file directly from Browser or zip file.

Hi guys,
I got a problem with my Office 365 that every time I open an office file from IE/chrome browser (i.e. click the document link and save the file to local, open it in the browser after download completed) or under a zip file, no matter it is an excel file
or word document, the Excel/Word crashes. The Excel/Word will ask me to repair the file if I open the file again. The file will be closed automatically after the repair, when I open the file again it will told me the excel/word itself has just successfully
registered and ask me to close and re-open the excel again in order to enable editing the file. This is extremely inconvenience, I have to open this file 4 times to edit my file.
Could anyone here can help me to resolve the problem?
Many thanks.

Hi,
According to your description, Excel seems not crash when you opened a local Excel/Word file directly. Where do you store these file? OneDrive, SharePoint or other?
If possible, please let me see the screenshot of the error dialog.
Moreover, please open Event Viewer to check whether there's any error about the Excel/Word crash issue.
Press Win + R, type "eventvwr" in the blank box, press Enter. In the Event Viewer, browse to Windows Logs -> Application, there may be some errors after the crash.
To protect your privacy, you may send the error logs to
[email protected], we will try to find the cause.
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Can't write excel file

Hi, I have a download function. when user click download, javascript opens a window, the opened page will output excel file using Content-Disposition inline;filename=my.xls. contentType is applicaiton/xls. It works in IE6. But now some users in IE7, when they click download, the window opened and closed immediately. There even isn't a popup box asking for save/open/cancel. How can I fix this?

I tried attachment disposition and also set the content-type text/CS. I still can't get the Save/Open dialog or the excel sheet.
The problem is not the same as popup blocker block. The window that I opened using javascript just blinked. So it's opened already, don't know why it closed immediately (it supposed to display the content that written out by servlet).
I used Fiddler and here is the response (it looks fine to me):
HTTP/1.0 200 OK
Date: Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:41:10 GMT
Server: Apache
Content-Length: 29652
Content-Disposition: attachment;filename=test_08052009.csv
Connection: close
Content-Type: text/CS
data1,data2,data3
I tried on IE7.0.5730 on Windows XPsp2 and IE8 on Vista.
I found the answer. It's the IE setting. Tools > Internet Options > Security > Custom Level > Dowloads > Automatic prompting for file downloads (needs to Enable, default is Disable).

Excel 2013 (or 2010) wont recover/repair excel files with sheets with invalid names

Hi All
I have a situation where some legacy software (Crystal Reports) have exported to Excel some problematic workbooks in .xls (in 5.0/95) format. These workbooks have an invalid worksheet name which I have discovered is a known problem with Legacy
Crystal Reports.
In Office 2003 the error I get is:
"Errors were detected in 'example.xls'" but Microsoft Office Excel was able to open the file by makling the repairs listed below. renamed invalid sheet name".
That's fine because the spreadsheet then opens with the worksheet renamed to "Recovered_Sheet1" and all the expected data inside.
The problem arises because we have 2013 (not 2003). in 2013 I get:
"We found a problem with some content in 'example.xls'. Do you want to try and recover as much as we can? If you trust the source of this workbook click Yes"
If I click yes then the I get:
"Excel was unable to open the file by repairing or removing the unreadable content. Excel recovered your formulas and cell values, but some data may have been lost."
I then get a workbook with 2 sheets (unknownsheet1 and unknownsheet2) and there is no data. The issue would be no problem if 2013 could recover the data.
Is there a way in which I can get 2013 to open/recover these workbooks like 2003 manages to do? To test I have turned off all trust centre features etc. Failing that, could I use powershell or something else to get into a closed excel file and rename the
worksheet?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Thomas

Hi,
As you said the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook format file is a very old format, it might be has some unexpected compatibility issues with new Excel version. I recommend you convert the Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook to a new Excel format, like XLSX.
As a workaround, please try to copy the data from Excel 2003 to a Excel 2013/2010 file. It would help us using there data.
Then, based on the error message, we might try the below method:
Install the Visual Basic component in Office 2013/2010
Control Panel > Programs > select Microsoft Office 2013/2010 and click on Change > Add or Remove Programs > at the bottom of the list click on the plus next to Office Shared Features > select Visual Basic for Applications > I right
clicked and chose Run from My computer > Continue
Similar issue:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/f8abedda-619e-4f9d-97a5-fba2fcacd8c2/excel-found-unreadable-content-in-filenamexls-do-you-want-to-recover-the-contents-of-this?forum=excel
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/office/forum/office_2007-excel/excel-found-unreadable-content-in-xls-do-you-want/5bc64db0-e4d6-44d8-9409-c6035da6033e
Hope it's helpful.
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