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While comparing Excel files, I get the following message:

StarTeam

One or more files are not text only! Do you still want to use alternative compare utility C:\Program Files\Beyond Compare 3\BComp.exe?

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Excel 2007 files are actually compressed archives containing multiple XML "part" files. The error is pretty clear on this. Compressed archives are not text files.

David Brown
A: 

Unfortunately you cannot disable this popup message box. I have never been able to find any setting or hack to get around it.

Dougman