Join Data to Excel97 Data
Join data to your Excel 97-2003 (.xls) data quickly
Join Data
Joining brings your Excel 97-2003 (.xls) file together with a second dataset by matching rows on the columns you choose, so related data ends up in one table. Pick an Inner, Left, Right, or Full join to decide which rows are kept when a match is missing. Perfect for enriching records, adding reference or lookup data.
Excel 97-2003 (.xls)
Excel 97-2003 file refers to the file format used by Microsoft Excel versions from 1997 to 2003, typically having the .xls extension. This format is a binary file format known as BIFF (Binary Interchange File Format) and was the standard for Excel spreadsheets before the introduction of the newer format in Excel 2007. This version of Excel support 65,536 rows and 256 columns per sheet, as well as various formatting options, formulas, charts, pivot tables, and conditional formatting. This older format included password protection and encryption which has since been improved in the newer version. The Excel 97-2003 .xls remains in uses in environments where legacy systems are in operation or where compatibility with older versions of Excel is necessary.