Hi There

Thank you for the quick reply
Office is loaded
version of Excel is Excel 2003 11.81058107 SP2

best Regards

Ken



Umut Alev [MSFT] wrote:
> Did you install Office to that machine with IE7 too? Without Office, IE
> (behind the scenes MSXML3) renders the xml not Excel.
>
> Regards,
> - Umut Alev [MSFT]
>
> "Ken Cooper" <kenajcooper@a...> wrote in message
> news:1167812962.931926.82010@k......
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have a database that generates xml pages and send them to the browser
> >
> > The xml pages are basically excel based pages and need to display as
> > such
> >
> > In IE7 they display as spreadsheets but in IE6 they display as text
> > only
> >
> > the Header of my xml files are as follows:
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > <?xml version="1.0"?>
> > <?mso-application progid="Excel.Sheet"?>
> > <Workbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
> > xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
> > xmlns:x="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel"
> > xmlns:ss="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:spreadsheet"
> > xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
> > <DocumentProperties xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">
> >  <LastAuthor>KEN</LastAuthor>
> >  <LastPrinted>02/01/2007</LastPrinted>
> >  <Created>2006-12-12T15:08:18Z</Created>
> >  <Version>11.8107</Version>
> > </DocumentProperties>
> > <ExcelWorkbook xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:excel">
> >  <WindowHeight>7935</WindowHeight>
> >  <WindowWidth>14715</WindowWidth>
> >  <WindowTopX>480</WindowTopX>
> >  <WindowTopY>555</WindowTopY>
> >  <ProtectStructure>False</ProtectStructure>
> >  <ProtectWindows>False</ProtectWindows>
> > </ExcelWorkbook>
> > etc etc etc
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Am I missing something
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > best Regards
> >
> > Ken Cooper
> >