MacBookPro running SnowLeopard.
Our users have Excel for Mac 2008 installed, but want to go to 2011 someday.
We run Safari 5.1 and use it to request download files, from our WebFocus server (much like a SQL select behind the scenes). They are formatted in Excel. They are placed in the downloads folder on the Mac with an xls extension, and they would open automatically into Excel 2008, when the download is complete.
I installed Excel 2011. And still have 2008 also.
Now when i request the download, the file is placed into the downloads folder without an extension and excel does not automatically open it. I can find it in Finder and manually open it with Excel.
If i uninstall Excel 2011 it will work fine again.
Apple says it is Excel issue.
Microsoft says it is Apple issue.
does anyone else have this issue or know what could be causing it?
Our users have Excel for Mac 2008 installed, but want to go to 2011 someday.
We run Safari 5.1 and use it to request download files, from our WebFocus server (much like a SQL select behind the scenes). They are formatted in Excel. They are placed in the downloads folder on the Mac with an xls extension, and they would open automatically into Excel 2008, when the download is complete.
I installed Excel 2011. And still have 2008 also.
Now when i request the download, the file is placed into the downloads folder without an extension and excel does not automatically open it. I can find it in Finder and manually open it with Excel.
If i uninstall Excel 2011 it will work fine again.
Apple says it is Excel issue.
Microsoft says it is Apple issue.
does anyone else have this issue or know what could be causing it?