title: Batch file (.bat) to Open and Save an Excel file
body: <p>I have an Excel file on server (.xls) format. I think this is generated in some higher version of Microsoft Office Excel.</p>
  
  <p>I have some SSIS packages which are failing in reading these files.</p>
  
  <p>When I open and save these files as 97-2003 workbook (extension .xls) and run the SSIS packages, it executes successfully.</p>
  
  <p>I can not make any changes in SSIS so I was thinking of writing a Batch (.bat) which I can schedule before my SSIS run to open and save the Excel file in required format (which I am currently doing manually) so as to make my SSIS run successfully.</p>
  
  <p>How could I implement this?</p>
  
  <p>Is there some better way?</p>