ActiveSync and Excel files

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Originally posted to public.smartphone newsgroup with no response:

Hello!

I have SBS 2003 SP1 with Exchange SP2 and XP SP2 workstations. I just bought
a new phone with WM6 on it and ActiveSync works great for Exchange stuff,
but I have a problem with Excel files. I have a spread*** for my mileage
that is in Excel 2003 format. I used to use it with my ancient Palm m130 and
Dataviz Documents to Go, which I have removed from my computer.

Every time I sync the Excel file to my desktop using ActiveSync, I can then
edit it on my workstation normally, but when I edit it on the phone and try
to save it, it always says that it must be saved as a different name and
that some formatting may be lost. I can save it as a different name or
overwrite with the same name, then
edit it again on the phone, and it saves fine until I do another ActiveSync
of the file. I see no changes in its layout or data between the version on
the phone and what is on the computer.

There are no macros in the file.

The only reason I am still on Office 2003 is for syncing my Palm to Outlook.
It is too old to sync to Outlook 2007, and I was waiting to get a WM6 phone
before moving to Office 2007.

How can I get the file to stay the same format when edited on the phone and
then synced back to the PC?

Thank you for helping!

Gregg Hill


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