"External table is not in the expected format"
I am downloading a data into excel in client end, ie) exporting data into excel and file saves in Excel 97 - 2003 format.
But if i open the file i am getting a popup saying "The file you are trying to open "Template.xls" is in a different format than specified by the file extension. Verify that the file is not corrupted and is from a trusted source before opening the file.Do you want to open the file now?"
But if i use the same file to upload data , i am getting the error "External table is not in the expected format" while connecting to the excel file, ie) when i open the connection to the excel
i have tried with different providers as well("Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0; Data Source = C:\\Users\\lal\\Desktop\\Excel\\Template1.xls; Extended Properties = 'Excel 12.0; HDR = YES;IMEX=1'")
I have Excel 2010 installed in my machine.
And if create a excel file locally and upload , i am not getting any error.
I am not able to resolve the issue, plz help me.... :) thanks