Drawing a blank "Comp Data to Excel"

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 08/16/2016 - 17:23

Today I noticed that when I try to open the comp data to Excel files from VPhot, it was silently being ignored.  All I got was a blank Excel window.  After some time searching, I found the solution here:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/4a15e472-a265-4058-b439-7d79c2670817/xls-file-will-not-open-in-excel-2016-only-gray-view?forum=excel

I post it here in hopes I can save others the hassle and head scratching I experienced.

Cliff