---
title: "MapForce data mapping tool now supports Excel 2007/OOXML mapping"
date: "2008-06-03"
categories: 
  - "data-integration"
tags: 
  - "altova"
  - "mapforce"
  - "microsoft"
  - "open-xml"
  - "v2008"
description: Altova MapForce Version 2008 Release 2 introduces support for Excel 2007's OOXML format and enhanced integration with Visual Studio 2008 for data mapping tasks.
---
Status: #blog

Tags:  #altova #mapforce #microsoft #open-xml #v2008

Categories: [data-integration](/blog/category/data-integration.md)
# MapForce data mapping tool now supports Excel 2007/OOXML mapping

We're excited to have recently [announced](https://www.altova.com/MapForce_v2008r2_OOXML_060308.html) the availability of Altova MapForce Version 2008 Release 2 (v2008r2). The latest update to the MapForce graphical [data mapping tool](https://www.altova.com/products/mapforce/data_mapping.html) provides  powerful new functionality, including support for mapping Microsoft® Excel 2007, which uses the Office Open XML (OOXML) file format, integration with and project generation for Visual Studio® 2008, support for data streams in MapForce generated code, and [much more](https://www.altova.com/whatsnew.html). Come visit us at [Microsoft TechEd 2008](http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2008/) in Orlando this week and next at booth# 1114 and we'll be happy to demo the new features to you. [![data_mapping_tool](https://www.altova.com/blog/images/AltovaaddssupportforExcel2007OOXMLmappin_C04A/data_mapping_tool.jpg)](https://www.altova.com/products/mapforce/data_mapping.html)