Double clicking to open Word XML files in Word, and Excel XML file

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BayoIT

I have two documents with the same file extension (.xml) – one was created
with Word 2007 and saved as Word 2007 XML, and the other was created with
Excel 2007 and saved as Excel XML Spreadsheet 2003. When I double click the
Word XML document, it opens in Word 2007. However, if I double click the
Excel XML document, it also opens in Word (in the not-so-helpful XML view).
If I change the default program to Excel, then both files open in Excel.

Is there a way that I can double click and open Word XML files in Word, and
Excel XML files in Excel?
 
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BayoIT

Hi

I have saved both files as (.xml) extensions and not as (.docx) or (*.xlsx),
the reason for this is so that I can run a search of content within the
files. I also use the 2007 suite, all files are saved in 2007 XML format with
(.xml) as an extension.
 
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BayoIT

Hi

I see your point, I think the problem is the files are not opening in the
correct program. If I save an xml file that was created in excel it will try
and open in word. If I save an xml file created in word, it will also try and
open in word.

The default program for opening the files is set to word, however if I
change it to excel then it will try and open all the word files in excel
(offcourse not the doc or docx).

thank you

with regards
 

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