Mobile Excel transfer

mcdonald · 17th August 2008, 10:25

Hi everyone,

I transferred some excel file i use from my Pocket PC SD card to my iMac, in order to print hard copies. All this process went perfectly, using a card reader. When I attempted to open the same excel file from the SD card on my Pocket PC, I get the message:

" An error occurred reading 'abc file' because the file is in an invalid format"

Only the excel files that weren't read during the transfer from SD card to iMac for printing, are still able to be opened on the Pocket PC.

Any ideas? I didn't alter (not knowingly) any of these files whilst reading/copying.

Thanks.

Magnus · 17th August 2008, 10:36

Sounds like they were changed somehow so that Mobile Excel doesn't recognize them anymore. So Excel on the iMac can open them straight from the card? Have you tried creating a new Excel file with the iMac and saving it to the card? If so, does that open on the mobile device? My guess is that Mobile Excel has a different file format than desktop Excel. Perhaps something like Missing Sync does the correct conversions, but I wouldn't be an expert on it since I don't use Windows Mobile at all.

chefmerrick · 17th August 2008, 10:43

open it again on ur mac and try saving it to 97 edition. may be when u saved it, it saved in latest format not recognized by ur phone

mcdonald · 17th August 2008, 18:40

Thanks for your thoughts, luckily I had backed a recent copy of all the corrupted files, so the easy fix won.....delete the bad restore the good, and everything back to normal.

Thanks again.

chefmerrick · 17th August 2008, 19:16

good u had it backed up

fangpyre · 17th August 2008, 19:51

What Office are you using?
If you saved it in 2008 format, the WinMo can't read it.

Can you still read them on the Mac?

mcdonald · 17th August 2008, 20:45

Yes, I'm running MS Office 2008, so that sounds like the reason.

17th August 2008, 10:25	#1 (permalink)
mcdonald Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 55	Mobile Excel transfer Hi everyone, I transferred some excel file i use from my Pocket PC SD card to my iMac, in order to print hard copies. All this process went perfectly, using a card reader. When I attempted to open the same excel file from the SD card on my Pocket PC, I get the message: " An error occurred reading 'abc file' because the file is in an invalid format" Only the excel files that weren't read during the transfer from SD card to iMac for printing, are still able to be opened on the Pocket PC. Any ideas? I didn't alter (not knowingly) any of these files whilst reading/copying. Thanks.

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17th August 2008, 10:36	#2 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,394	Sounds like they were changed somehow so that Mobile Excel doesn't recognize them anymore. So Excel on the iMac can open them straight from the card? Have you tried creating a new Excel file with the iMac and saving it to the card? If so, does that open on the mobile device? My guess is that Mobile Excel has a different file format than desktop Excel. Perhaps something like Missing Sync does the correct conversions, but I wouldn't be an expert on it since I don't use Windows Mobile at all.

17th August 2008, 10:43	#3 (permalink)
chefmerrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 261	open it again on ur mac and try saving it to 97 edition. may be when u saved it, it saved in latest format not recognized by ur phone

17th August 2008, 18:40	#4 (permalink)
mcdonald Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 55	Thanks for your thoughts, luckily I had backed a recent copy of all the corrupted files, so the easy fix won.....delete the bad restore the good, and everything back to normal. Thanks again.

17th August 2008, 19:16	#5 (permalink)
chefmerrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 261	good u had it backed up

17th August 2008, 19:51	#6 (permalink)
fangpyre Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,414	What Office are you using? If you saved it in 2008 format, the WinMo can't read it. Can you still read them on the Mac?

17th August 2008, 20:45	#7 (permalink)
mcdonald Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 55	Yes, I'm running MS Office 2008, so that sounds like the reason.