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How to resolve the excel file corrupted while exporting from WinForms GridGroupingControl?
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Resolve the corrupted file while exporting from GridGroupingControl
The Excel file extension will differ depending on the Excel versions. If the
selected extension is not matched with Excel version at the time of exporting
the Grid to Excel, it will throw the following message box in Excel,

Solution
To resolve an incorrect Excel version, the ExcelVersion property can be used based on the Excel version. This property can be seen under the GridGroupingExcelConverterControl class file.
C#
GridGroupingExcelConverterControl excelConverter = new GridGroupingExcelConverterControl();
// If .xls extension then make use of this code
excelConverter.ExcelVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel97to2003;
excelConverter.ExportToExcel(this.gridGroupingControl1, saveFileDialog.FileName, exportingOptions);VB
Dim excelConverter As GridGroupingExcelConverterControl = new GridGroupingExcelConverterControl()
' If .xls extension then make use of this code
excelConverter.ExcelVersion = ExcelVersion.Excel97to2003
excelConverter.ExportToExcel(Me.gridGroupingControl1, saveFileDialog.FileName, exportingOptions)Samples:
Reference
Link: Exporting