idea Table to Excel — .XLSX as default file type in ArcGIS Pro Ideas

Table to Excel — .XLSX as default file type

Bud — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 10:45:23 GMT

Table to Excel gp tool:

.XLS is the default file type.

.XLSX would be the preferred default file type.

Re: Table to Excel — .XLSX as default file type

DuncanHornby — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:18:31 GMT

What version of ArcPro are you using? When I run the Table to Excel tool it defaults to an xlsx format. I'm using 3.5.3

There is this interesting blog that talks about overriding tool parameters, this may be of interest to you for other tools?

Re: Table to Excel — .XLSX as default file type - Status changed to: Closed

DrewFlater — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 16:08:33 GMT

We cannot change default behaviors of geoprocessing tools and parameters from release to release. A script that didn't explicitly define the output path would create an xls in previous releases, and while many people might prefer the modern xlsx format, we can't change the default output since someone might be counting on continuing to output xls. Cross release compatibility for every tool and parameter is critical to maintain.