[python-win32] exception while opening excel file

[John Machin]

iceblink at chello.nl wrote:
> Hi all, 
>  
> I'm trying to write a file that does something with excel files. Unfortunately all these files will give an error upon opening: 

I don't quite understand the first sentence above : "write a file that 
does something with excel files"???

What is your underlying problem?

(1) You are creating corrupt XLS files, and are now trying to get 
information about the nature of the corruption, so that you can fix the 
creating code?

(2) You have a collection of corrupt XLS files, and you are now trying 
to recover data from them?

Cheers,
John