Opening an excel spreadsheet in iPad mail

I was having an issue opening a spreadsheet with the file extension .xlsm. This appears as an attachment from a client which means macros were utilized when creating the spreadsheet.
The problem lies in. The iPads ability to open the attachment. I downloaded the numbers app thinking this would be a default software to open any and all spreadsheets.
In contacting apple support I was told I have to open the file with a Mac and then save this as a numbers file. This is definitely unacceptable as I want to utilize the iPad rather than carrying my MacBook.
Please note this is a first generation iPad.
Thanks for any help with the issue

Numbers has some troubles opening up Microsoft Excel files (especially ones with Excel-specific macros). There are a number of apps in the App Store that are better able to handle Microsoft Excel files. I don't know any off the top of my head (because I don't use any) but searching for 'Microsoft Office' or 'Microsoft Excel' in the App Store will get you plenty of results.
Sorry to make you feel that you've wasted your money on Numbers but I think your best option is to get a different app that works better with Excel files.

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Thank you

May be this could help:-
The points given below gives idea about how to display the report or
static data for which data is retrieved in the servlet and printed
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1. The conversion of report into excel is done by changing the
setContentType of response
in the servlet.The mimeType should be added in mimeTypes of application
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is for default file
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weblogic.httpd.mimeType. application/vnd.ms-excel =xls
2. In IE the excel is directly downloaded and the user explicitly
saves in the local system.In Netscape the user is given the option to
open the file or save it to the local system
3. Note:
1) It is better if the whole information of the report in a single
table.
2) If the application requires both html and excel format of the same
report to be displayed on certain conditions, it is better to have two
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Just once or twice
== only moved to firefox two days ago

Ok,
First Rick.
When I get to the box where the choice of skins are, right
above it, the choices are:
Section 508 Compliant Output
W3C Compliant Topics
I double checked RoboHelps Help...and it says Robohelp for
Word 6, Build 99.
Colum...
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contains the 'welcome' message.
4. I added my spreadsheet to the Baggage folder.
5. Back at the word document, I just added a simple word
'excel'.
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In the past I have been able to send a group email by copying a column of email addresses from an Excel spreadsheet and pasting it into the To: window of an email message I had composed. I simply dragged my cursor down the column containing the email addresses, right-clicked Copy, put my cursor into the To: window of the email, and hit Paste. Mail recognized the list as a series of email addresses and I was able to hit Send and the email went on its way.
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If I were to complain it would be about Apple's typically opaque approach to updates. There is no granular explanation of why changes were made or even "what" changes were made.
Complaining is futile since Apple is Apple and is unlikely to change, but sometimes it is cathartic to "shout into the void" .
I had thought about doing something with a formula in Excel and your suggestion was simple and helpful. Again, however, it is only a workaround for a long established helpful behavior that Apple has inexplicably broken/removed in Mavericks Mail.
I, and the other posters here, would love to have the capability back rather than have to add previously unneeded steps to our workflows.
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Opening some Excel files on iPad

When I try to open some Excel files, I keep getting this error when using the mobile version of gmail.
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Yes, you could use that option to pass the file off to another, compatible app. Check the app store though, as there are a couple of free MS Office compatible apps as well - better to maybe try one of the free apps first.
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I am able to open the excel sheet successfully from the web application but what is happening is that when it opens it sets the title of the excel sheet as the URL from where it was downloaded.
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Is it possible for me to pass the filename along with the code to open the excel sheet.
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