# Report viewer Export to Excel XLS Fail **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [November 20, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-export-to-excel-xls-fail/40849 "2020-11-20T18:11:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leandro.scquizzato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@leandro.scquizzato](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/leandro.scquizzato)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-export-to-excel-xls-fail/40849/1 "2020-11-20T18:11:10Z")
I am having an issue on the report viewer, when I save to .xls using de right click option on the report viewer. When I try to open the file it says it is corrupt and won’t open, the .xls file looks empty. Saving as a pdf works fine. I`m Using Ignition 8.1 Righ Click on the Report Viewer ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/6/7/6744edbb8087954f05b23fc806d09386b2db1e10.png) Error ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/6/f608298d22acc9f00a0d32edcfd68fcdf2262fcc.png) Thanks ---
**Author:** ![earnhartj84](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/earnhartj84/32/29405_2.png) [@earnhartj84](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/earnhartj84)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-export-to-excel-xls-fail/40849/2 "2021-11-11T14:42:56Z")
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**Author:** ![sydney.bosworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@sydney.bosworth](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sydney.bosworth)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/report-viewer-export-to-excel-xls-fail/40849/3 "2024-10-21T15:08:25Z")
Did this ever get resolved? I have a script that exports to excel and works in one project/report, but not another.