XCLN: Err Msg: Cannot Open Attachment - Format is not Consistent

 Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
Article ID: Q168300

The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 3.x client version 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows 95 client version 5.0
  • Microsoft Exchange Windows NT client version 5.0

SYMPTOMS

When you use a Macintosh Lotus cc:Mail client to open an attachment forwarded from a Microsoft Exchange client, the following error message may appear. 

   Cannot open attachment. Its format is not consistent with the property
   set.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.0. This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 U.S. Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces): 

   S E R V P A C K

MORE INFORMATION

This error can occur under the following circumstances:

  1. User A creates a message with an attached Microsoft Excel spreadsheet on an Apple Macintosh running the Lotus cc:Mail client.

  2. User B, using a Microsoft Exchange Windows client, receives the message, modifys and then saves the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet, and forwards the message and attachment back to User A.

  3. When User A attempts to open the attachment, the error message appears.

Keywords : kbbug5.00 kbfix5.00.sp1 kbusage XCLN
Version : 5.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: July 15, 1997
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