diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
index 4e7990068..0380e188e 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/fpspreadsheet.pas
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ type
     function  CreateSpreadWriter(AFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat): TsCustomSpreadWriter;
     procedure ReadFromFile(AFileName: string; AFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat); overload;
     procedure ReadFromFile(AFileName: string); overload;
+    procedure ReadFromFileIgnoringExtension(AFileName: string);
     procedure ReadFromStream(AStream: TStream; AFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat);
     procedure WriteToFile(const AFileName: string;
       const AFormat: TsSpreadsheetFormat;
@@ -903,6 +904,25 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TsWorkbook.ReadFromFileIgnoringExtension(AFileName: string);
+var
+  SheetType: TsSpreadsheetFormat;
+  lException: Exception;
+begin
+  while (SheetType in [sfExcel2..sfExcel8]) and (lException <> nil) do
+  begin
+    try
+      Dec(SheetType);
+      ReadFromFile(AFileName, SheetType);
+      lException := nil;
+    except
+      on E: Exception do
+           { do nothing } ;
+    end;
+    if lException = nil then Break;
+  end;
+end;
+
 {@@
   Reads the document from a seekable stream.
 }
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
index 7a13957a1..b59fee4d9 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff5.pas
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type
 
   { TsSpreadBIFF5Reader }
 
-  TsSpreadBIFF5Reader = class(TsCustomSpreadReader)
+  TsSpreadBIFF5Reader = class(TsSpreadBIFFReader)
   private
     RecordSize: Word;
     FWorksheet: TsWorksheet;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ type
     { Record writing methods }
     procedure WriteBOF(AStream: TStream; ADataType: Word);
     function  WriteBoundsheet(AStream: TStream; ASheetName: string): Int64;
-    procedure WriteCodepage(AStream: TStream; AEncoding: TsEncoding);
+    //procedure WriteCodepage(AStream: TStream; AEncoding: TsEncoding); this is in xlscommon
     procedure WriteDimensions(AStream: TStream; AWorksheet: TsWorksheet);
     procedure WriteEOF(AStream: TStream);
     procedure WriteFont(AStream: TStream;  AFont: TFPCustomFont);
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ const
   INT_EXCEL_ID_RSTRING    = $00D6;
   INT_EXCEL_ID_RK         = $027E;
   INT_EXCEL_ID_MULRK      = $00BD;
-  INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE   = $0042;
+  INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE   = xlscommon.INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE;
 
   { Cell Addresses constants }
   MASK_EXCEL_ROW          = $3FFF;
@@ -169,21 +169,6 @@ const
   INT_BOF_BUILD_ID        = $1FD2;
   INT_BOF_BUILD_YEAR      = $07CD;
 
-  { CODEPAGE record constants }
-
-  WORD_ASCII = 367;
-  WORD_UTF_16 = 1200; // BIFF 8
-  WORD_CP_1250_Latin2 = 1250;
-  WORD_CP_1251_Cyrillic = 1251;
-  WORD_CP_1252_Latin1 = 1252; // BIFF4-BIFF5
-  WORD_CP_1253_Greek = 1253;
-  WORD_CP_1254_Turkish = 1254;
-  WORD_CP_1255_Hebrew = 1255;
-  WORD_CP_1256_Arabic = 1256;
-  WORD_CP_1257_Baltic = 1257;
-  WORD_CP_1258_Vietnamese = 1258;
-  WORD_CP_1258_Latin1_BIFF2_3 = 32769; // BIFF2-BIFF3
-
   { FONT record constants }
   INT_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL  = $0190;
 
@@ -531,29 +516,6 @@ begin
   AStream.WriteBuffer(LatinSheetName[1], Len);
 end;
 
-procedure TsSpreadBIFF5Writer.WriteCodepage(AStream: TStream; AEncoding: TsEncoding);
-var
-  lCodepage: Word;
-begin
-  { BIFF Record header }
-  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE));
-  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(2));
-
-  { Codepage }
-  case AEncoding of
-    seLatin2:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1250_Latin2;
-    seCyrillic: lCodepage := WORD_CP_1251_Cyrillic;
-    seGreek:    lCodepage := WORD_CP_1253_Greek;
-    seTurkish:  lCodepage := WORD_CP_1254_Turkish;
-    seHebrew:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1255_Hebrew;
-    seArabic:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1256_Arabic;
-  else
-    // Default is Latin1
-    lCodepage := WORD_CP_1252_Latin1;
-  end;
-  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(lCodepage));
-end;
-
 {
   Writes an Excel 5 DIMENSIONS record
 
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
index 408fb44e4..247abc6c4 100755
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlsbiff8.pas
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ type
     procedure ReadRichString(const AStream: TStream);
     procedure ReadSST(const AStream: TStream);
     procedure ReadLabelSST(const AStream: TStream);
+
+    // Workbook Globals records
+    // procedure ReadCodepage in xlscommon
     procedure ReadFont(const AStream: TStream);
   public
     { General reading methods }
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ type
     { Record writing methods }
     procedure WriteBOF(AStream: TStream; ADataType: Word);
     function  WriteBoundsheet(AStream: TStream; ASheetName: string): Int64;
+    // procedure WriteCodepage in xlscommon
     procedure WriteDimensions(AStream: TStream; AWorksheet: TsWorksheet);
     procedure WriteEOF(AStream: TStream);
     procedure WriteFont(AStream: TStream; AFont: TFPCustomFont);
@@ -1378,7 +1382,7 @@ begin
     end;
     Result:=WideStringLEToN(Result);
   end else begin
-    //String is 1 byte per char, this is UTF-16 with the high word ommited because it is zero
+    //String is 1 byte per char, this is UTF-16 with the high byte ommited because it is zero
     // so decompress and then convert
     if ALength > PendingRecordSize then lLen := PendingRecordSize
     else lLen := ALength;
diff --git a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
index d7486d72a..561667f03 100644
--- a/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
+++ b/components/fpspreadsheet/xlscommon.pas
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ uses
   fpsutils, lconvencoding;
 
 const
+  { RECORD IDs which didn't change across versions 2-8 }
+  INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE   = $0042;
+
   { Formula constants TokenID values }
 
   { Binary Operator Tokens }
@@ -79,6 +82,21 @@ const
   EXTRA_COLOR_PALETTE_GREY10PCT    = $18; // E6E6E6H
   EXTRA_COLOR_PALETTE_GREY20PCT    = $19; // E6E6E6H
 
+  { CODEPAGE record constants }
+
+  WORD_ASCII = 367;
+  WORD_UTF_16 = 1200; // BIFF 8
+  WORD_CP_1250_Latin2 = 1250;
+  WORD_CP_1251_Cyrillic = 1251;
+  WORD_CP_1252_Latin1 = 1252; // BIFF4-BIFF5
+  WORD_CP_1253_Greek = 1253;
+  WORD_CP_1254_Turkish = 1254;
+  WORD_CP_1255_Hebrew = 1255;
+  WORD_CP_1256_Arabic = 1256;
+  WORD_CP_1257_Baltic = 1257;
+  WORD_CP_1258_Vietnamese = 1258;
+  WORD_CP_1258_Latin1_BIFF2_3 = 32769; // BIFF2-BIFF3
+
 type
 
   { TsSpreadBIFFReader }
@@ -86,6 +104,8 @@ type
   TsSpreadBIFFReader = class(TsCustomSpreadReader)
   protected
     FCodepage: string;
+    // Here we can add reading of records which didn't change across BIFF2-8 versions
+    // Workbook Globals records
     procedure ReadCodePage(AStream: TStream);
   end;
 
@@ -101,12 +121,16 @@ type
     procedure GetLastColCallback(ACell: PCell; AStream: TStream);
     function GetLastColIndex(AWorksheet: TsWorksheet): Word;
     function FormulaElementKindToExcelTokenID(AElementKind: TFEKind): Byte;
+    // Other records which didn't change
+    // Workbook Globals records
+    procedure WriteCodepage(AStream: TStream; AEncoding: TsEncoding);
   end;
 
 implementation
 
 { TsSpreadBIFFReader }
 
+// In BIFF 8 it seams to always use the UTF-16 codepage
 procedure TsSpreadBIFFReader.ReadCodePage(AStream: TStream);
 var
   lCodePage: Word;
@@ -229,5 +253,29 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TsSpreadBIFFWriter.WriteCodepage(AStream: TStream;
+  AEncoding: TsEncoding);
+var
+  lCodepage: Word;
+begin
+  { BIFF Record header }
+  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(INT_EXCEL_ID_CODEPAGE));
+  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(2));
+
+  { Codepage }
+  case AEncoding of
+    seLatin2:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1250_Latin2;
+    seCyrillic: lCodepage := WORD_CP_1251_Cyrillic;
+    seGreek:    lCodepage := WORD_CP_1253_Greek;
+    seTurkish:  lCodepage := WORD_CP_1254_Turkish;
+    seHebrew:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1255_Hebrew;
+    seArabic:   lCodepage := WORD_CP_1256_Arabic;
+  else
+    // Default is Latin1
+    lCodepage := WORD_CP_1252_Latin1;
+  end;
+  AStream.WriteWord(WordToLE(lCodepage));
+end;
+
 end.