Excel 'save as HTML' problem with Samba 2.0

[Ben Kosse]

I might suggest trying 2.0.3 just as a sample.

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Ben Kosse
PC Support Specialist
Coldwater Creek, Inc.
(208) 265-7114


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sunny Hwang Guzman [mailto:guzmans at cig.mot.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 9:22 AM
> To: Ben Kosse
> Cc: samba at samba.org
> Subject: Re: Excel 'save as HTML' problem with Samba 2.0
> 
> 
> We are also using Excel97 SR2.
> Description of my system: Samba-2.0.0 on Compac Proliant x86 
> running Solaris
> 2.6
> 
> On Apr 15,  9:00am, Ben Kosse wrote:
> > Subject: RE: Excel 'save as HTML' problem with Samba 2.0
> > Which version Excel is this?
> >
> > I just tried this on my system (Samba 2.0.3, RH Linux 5.1 
> upgraded to mostly
> > 5.2 and some Rawhide, /home/benkos mounted as H:\) and 
> Excel 97 SR2 worked
> > perfectly fine.
> >
> > --
> > Ben Kosse
> > PC Support Specialist
> > Coldwater Creek, Inc.
> > (208) 265-7114
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sunny Hwang Guzman [mailto:guzmans at cig.mot.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 1999 7:03 AM
> > > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > > Subject: Excel 'save as HTML' problem with Samba 2.0
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > Eversince I upgraded Samba to 2.0 version I've gotten so many
> > > calls from
> > > the users regarding Excel 'save as HTML' problem.
> > > What seems to be happening is that the users cannot save 
> their Excel
> > > spreadsheet as html file when they were able to with the
> > > previous Samba
> > > version we had installed (Samba 1.9.18p10).
> > >
> > > According to MS 'knowledge database', this is a known MS 
> Excel problem
> > > that the HTML file cannot be saved onto the mounted volume
> > > (Ex. your home directory mounted on H:\ drive).
> > >
> > > However, I cannot think that this isn't Samba related issue
> > > since 'save
> > > as HTML' used to work with the Samba 1.9.18p10.
> > > Maybe what was broken in Samba 1.9.18p10 gotten fixed in 
> Samba 2.0(and
> > > the entire problem lies on MS) or vise versa.
> > >
> > > Can any body shed some light on this issue?
> > > Thanks in advance for any comments/feedbacks.
> > >
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> > >  Sunny Hwang Guzman
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> >-- End of excerpt from Ben Kosse
> 
> 
> 
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>  Sunny Hwang Guzman                              
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>  ITS
>  1421 West Shure DR, Arlington Heights, IL. 60004  
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>  Phone: (847)632-3307 		FAX: (847)632-6658      
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>  Pager: (888)SKY-8888  PIN: 1573737                  
>  E-mail: guzmans at cig.mot.com                       
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