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 R6V1 iseries Excel Addin to download data from AS400
On V6R1, how do I install the Excel Addin? The file that is in the shared folder for IBM does not have the cwbtfxla.xll like it did in R5.4

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as400 iseries and excel
ASKED: April 23, 2012  3:00 PM
UPDATED: April 23, 2012  10:11 PM

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The file that is in the shared folder for IBM does not have the cwbtfxla.xll like it did in R5.4

The 6.1 version no longer uses the .XLL file. Instead, it uses a .DLL. See the COM-Based Microsoft Excel Data Transfer Add-In for V6R1 and Beyond document for general details. Recent versions of Excel no longer support the same features, so the add-in needed to evolve along with Excel.

Tom

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