Add support of .xlsb file format as input file type

[gilbert_2_carmichael]

Many files I use are in .xlsb format. 

[bsharbo]

Want to add another vote for this.

XLSB is the default method of file transfer for any excel files within our organization, so this would be a very nice addition! 

[patrick_digan]

+1. Until there is native support, I just wanted to add that you can use the legacy driver ("Microsoft Excel Legacy (*.xlsx)") on the file format option and that will read .xlsb files successfully. It still involves several extra clicks, and I haven't yet figured out how to write to xlsb; so native support would be great. If you don't have the legacy driver, this post *may* help. I put a sample workflow in the public gallery: https://gallery.alteryx.com/#!app/XLSB-example/57582003a248970bdc39e572.

Hope that helps!

Patrick

[levell_x_dunn]

Thank you very much for inow including the XLSM format input for Alteryx, that is something that I needed for a while, but as I have other clients you us the XLSB, excel binary format, I need to find a way to input that into Alteryx and right back into it.

Please consider making this on a possibility on your next release.

Thank you

[DanH]

Phoenix Capital would also like to see this format supported. Thanks, Dan

[ayushjain]

+1 for .XLSB :)

[acastelazo]

Agreed. This is very much needed.

[torridpsu]

+1 for .xlsb support. 

[FFFool]

@PoornimaF Does this qualify as sufficient customer demand?

[JohnDoe]

Does it have anything to do with licences? Is xlsb a proprietary, undocumented format, while xlsx is a more open (in fact it's a kinf of xml) format?

[PoornimaF]

Hi @FFFool,

I've notified our Data Platforms PM about this request and she will be evaluating this request. Thank you for the notification!

Best,

Poornima