Why convert TEMX to XLS?
A .temx stores cemetery data in Access-style tables, and people frequently want those rows in Excel to sort, filter or share them. Moving the records to .XLS turns the database into an easy-to-edit spreadsheet without needing the original application.
How to convert TEMX to XLS
ECCLESIA SOFT Cemetery Registry export EASIEST
Open the .temx, select the register or table you want, and use the program's export or Save as option to output the rows to a spreadsheet or .csv that Excel opens.
Microsoft Access to Excel PAID
Open the database in Access, select a table or query, then External Data > Excel and export it as an .xlsx/.xls file.
About these formats
A .temx file is a database created by Cemetery Registry (Temető Nyilvántartó), a Windows program from ECCLESIA SOFT that churches and cemetery administrators use to record burial plots,…
Open .TEMX details →An XLS file is an old-format Microsoft Excel spreadsheet from the Excel 97-2003 era, saved as a binary file rather than the ZIP-based XLSX used since 2007. You can open it free without…
Open .XLS details →Quality & what to watch
- Only the tabular data transfers; forms, layouts and any calculated report formatting from the cemetery app are lost.
- Relationships between tables are flattened, so linked grave and person records become separate sheets or repeated columns.
- Saving to the old
.xlsformat caps the sheet at about 65,536 rows, so very large registers may need.xlsxinstead.
Frequently asked questions
Can I edit the records in Excel and put them back?
.temx.What if the software has no Excel option?
.csv instead, or open the database in Microsoft Access and export from there.Should I use `.xls` or `.xlsx`?
.xlsx for large registers; only pick the legacy .xls if an old tool requires it.Will Hungarian or special characters survive?
.csv may need UTF-8 encoding selected.