Convert EXE to XLS

What is EXE file?

EXE (or .EXE) is a Windows Executable File. It is the common file type for most applications and programs used on Microsoft Windows operating system. EXE files contain programs or pieces of code that have been compiled and can be executed with instructions from the computer's operating system. An EXE file starts with a set of header bytes which are used to identify the file type and also acts as a self-contained container for all the other contents of the EXE. [ ⏩ ] EXE file extension

What is XLS file?

The XLS is a file extension used by the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet program for saving and storing spreadsheet documents. This format makes it possible to store words, formulas, formatting, macros, and other data in an organized bulletin format. XLS documents are typically used for business calculations, general accounting, budgeting and forecasting, or any range of other data storage tasks. They are able to be opened in any version of Microsoft Excel starting with version 1997. [ ⏩ ] XLS file extension

How to convert the file from EXE to XLS?

To successfully convert the EXE file to XLS, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.EXE). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case XLS (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than XLS).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. EXE to XLS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting EXE files to XLS files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension XLS, while before this step we had the EXE file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new XLS file, or not.

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