Excel Conversion File Type Constants

NOTE: Items in BOLD can be used in the both the 'Convert XLS' /M2 and MS Excel /M1 Conversion Methods. All items that are not BOLD can only be used with the MS Excel /M1 switch.

 

File Type

Description

Constant

Unicode Text

(*.TXT) Unicode Text. Tab delimited.

42

Text MS DOS

(*.TXT) Text (MS-DOS) Tab delimited.

21

XML

(*.XML) Extensible Markup Language

46

HTML

(*.HTM, *.HTML) Web Page

44

XLS

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Workbook

-4143

XLSX

(*.XLSX) Microsoft Open XML Excel Workbook

This is also the default file type as set in Excel’s:

Office Button>Excel Options>Save

51

XLSM

(*.XLSM) Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook

52

1CSV

(*.CSV) Comma Delimited

6

1CSV Unicode

(*.CSV) Comma Delimited Windows Unicode

23

1CSV UTF-8

(*.CSV) Comma Delimited

NOTE: ‘Convert XLS’ conversion method only.

25

CSV Mac

(*.CSV) Comma Delimited Macintosh

22

CSV MS DOS

(*.CSV) Comma Delimited DOS

24

Web Page

(*.MHT) Single File Web Page

45

Text Printer

(*.PRN) Space Delimited Text File

36

Text Windows

(*.TXT) Tab Delimited Text File

20

Text Macintosh

(*.TXT) Tab Delimited Text File

19

3Text

(*.TXT) Tab Delimited Text File. Platform Independent.

-4158

3PDF

Portable Document Format

-1

3XPS

XML Paper Specification

-2

3XLSM

(*.XLSM) Open XML Workbook Macro Enabled

52

3XLSB

(*.XLSB) Binary Workbook

50

3XLTX

(*.XLTX) Open XML Template

54

3XLTM

(*.XLTM) Open XML Template Macro Enabeld

53

3XLAM

(*.XLAM) Open XML Add-In

55

DIF

(*.DIF) Data Interchange Format

9

Excel 5

(*.XLW) Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook

39

Excel 7

(*.XLW) Microsoft Excel 7.0/95 Workbook

39

SYLK

(*.SLK) SYLK (Symbolik Link)

2

Template

(*.XLT) Template

17

Add In

(*.XLA) Microsoft Excel Add In

18

International Add In

Excel International add-in

26

International Macro

Excel International macro

25

2Excel 2

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 2.0 Worksheet

16

2Excel 2 Far East

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 2.0 Worksheet Far East

27

2Excel 3

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 3.0 Worksheet

29

2Excel 4

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 4.0 Worksheet

33

2Excel 4 Workbook

(*.XLW) Microsoft Excel 4.0 Workbook

35

2Excel 97/95

(*.XLS) Microsoft Excel 97-2000 & 5.0/95 Workbook

43

2DBF2

(*.DBF) dBase II

7

2DBF3

(*.DBF) dBase III

8

2DBF4

(*.DBF) dBase IV

11

2WK1

(*.WK1) Lotus (1-2-3) 2.x Format

5

2WK1 All

(*.WK1) Lotus (1-2-3) 2.x ALL Format

31

2WK1 Format

(*.WK1) Lotus (1-2-3) 2.x FMT Format

30

2WK3

(*.WK3) Lotus (1-2-3) 3.x FMT Format

15

2WK4

(*.WK4) Lotus (1-2-3) 4.x Format

38

2WK3 Format

(*.WK3) Lotus (1-2-3) 3.x and Windows Format

32

2WKS

(*.WKS ) MS Works Format

4

2Works2 Far East

(*.WKS ) MS Works (Far East) Format

28

2WQ1

(*.WQ1) Quattro Pro for MSDOS Format

34

2WJ2 WD1

(*.WJ2) Japanese 1-2-3

14

2WJ3

(*.WJ3) Japanese 1-2-3

40

2WJ3 Format

(*.WJ3) Japanese 1-2-3 Format

41

 

1Note that the ‘Convert XLS’ conversion method can specify any character be used to delimit the data. So including the comma character, you could specify the TAB, Semicolon, Bar or any character in the ASCII chart. Specify the character by going to the OPTIONS button then click on the "CSV, TSV…" tab.

2No longer supported in MS Excel versions 2007 and above.

3Versions of Excel 2007 and up will support this file format. PDF and XPS require the "Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS" add in. Go to Microsoft’s web site and search for "Microsoft Save as PDF or XPS add in".

 

See also:

File Type Constants

Special Process File Type Constants