Export to XLSX file not working correctly

[AllenOsborne]

When I save a Fund Accounting report as a file and select "Excel spreadsheet (XLXS)" as the Export file type, the report is saved as an XLS file rather than an XLSX file.

Can anyone offer a solution to this issue? Is there a setting I need to change in order to have PowerChurch save the file as XLSX rather than XLS?

System Info:
PowerChurch Plus 14.4 with latest Maintenance Release
Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2411 Build 16.0.18227.20002) 64-bit Desktop
Windows 11 23H2

[NeilZ]

When I save a Fund Accounting report as a file and select "Excel spreadsheet (XLXS)" as the Export file type, the report is saved as an XLS file rather than an XLSX file.

Can anyone offer a solution to this issue? Is there a setting I need to change in order to have PowerChurch save the file as XLSX rather than XLS?

System Info:
PowerChurch Plus 14.4 with latest Maintenance Release
Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO (Version 2411 Build 16.0.18227.20002) 64-bit Desktop
Windows 11 23H2

FWIW ... there may be a 'bug' that needs to be reported, however, Excel should be able to read the XLS file without an issue for now.

I'll highlight this for the techs.

[Zorak]

It's basically Microsoft's Excel converter failing and not reporting an error occurred. Here is a post from a user that previously reported the same behavior:

viewtopic.php?p=61934#p61934

We rearranged the code to make LibreOffice the priority if it is installed, to use its converter, which is much more reliable than Microsoft's.

[AllenOsborne]

FWIW ... there may be a 'bug' that needs to be reported, however, Excel should be able to read the XLS file without an issue for now.

I'll highlight this for the techs.

Thank you, NeilZ!

Yes, you're correct, Excel can read the XLS file. Sometimes I need to open the exported PowerChurch file in Google Sheets, which only allows XLXS files, so I have to go through the extra step of converting the exported PC file before opening it in Google Sheets.

[AllenOsborne]

It's basically Microsoft's Excel converter failing and not reporting an error occurred. Here is a post from a user that previously reported the same behavior:

viewtopic.php?p=61934#p61934

We rearranged the code to make LibreOffice the priority if it is installed, to use its converter, which is much more reliable than Microsoft's.

Thank you, Zorak. I searched for previous posts on this topic before submitting mine, but I missed that post.