.WKS File

File extension: WKS

File type: Spreadsheet File

Do you have WKS - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the WKS file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The WKS file type is primarily associated with '1-2-3' by IBM. Microsoft's Excel will open and save to this format as well. This was a Lotus product. Lotus was bought out by IBM.

Detailed information for file extension WKS:

Primary association: 1-2-3

Company: IBM

File classification: Spreadsheet

Mime type: application/lotus123, application/x-lotus123, application/wks, application/x-wks, application/vnd.lotus-1-2-3, application/excel

Other applications associated with file type WKS:

Works for Windows (Spreadsheet) by Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Excel can open Microsoft Works files saved in the Microsoft Works 2.0 (or earlier) format. To open Microsoft Works 3.0 or 4.0 files in Microsoft Excel, you must first save them in a compatible file format. This association is classified as Spreadsheet. The Mime types used with this association are: application/vnd.ms-works, application/x-msworks, application/vnd.ms-excel. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: FF 00 02 00 04 04 05 54 02 00Program ID: MSWorks.Sheet.4 , MSWorks4Sheet Related links: Works Files in Excel TechNote
DeskMate (Worksheet)DeskMate was a software application that provided an operating environment that competed with early versions of Microsoft Windows. It originally was made for Tandy's TRS-DOS Operating System and for their TRS-80 line of computers, but eventually shifted to PC. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 0E 57 4B 53 , ASCII: WKS Related links: Wikipedia DeskMate Page
Unknown Apple II File ((found on Golden Orchard Apple II CD Rom))
XLISP Workspace

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

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Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .WKS

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: MSWorks4Sheet
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Microsoft Works\WksSS.exe %1

ProgramID: MSWorks.Sheet.3
EXEFile: C:\MSWORKS\msworks.exe %1

ProgramID: MSWorks.Sheet.4
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MSWorks\msworks.exe %1

ProgramID: MSWorks4Sheet
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Works\WksSS.exe %1

ProgramID: MSWorks4Sheet
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Office\Microsoft Works\WksSS.exe %1

ProgramID: Pagis.EDoc
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\ScanSoft\Pagis\EDocView.exe

ProgramID: MSWorks4Sheet
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\MICROS~3\wksss.exe

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