Unable to open Excel file - it may be password protected

Question

Hi 
 When i use trados 2015 api to create a filebaseproject, i get a error message on the [ConvertToTranslatableFormat] batchtask which called 'Unable to open Excel file - it may be password protected ', but i do not create the password on the document, the source files that i used are '.xls' format. 
 what can i do to have the problem solved . 
 Thanks

Jesse Good · Accepted Answer

Hi Bradley, 
 
Can you try creating a normal project with the file? 
My guess is the Excel filter cannot handle it, so I would suggest converting to xlsx in Excel and then reading in the file.

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Unable to open Excel file - it may be password protected