I had recently applied Service Pack 1 to my SharePoint instance and was trying to open a workbook with Excel Services and was getting the error “the workbook cannot be opened.”
The SharePoint logs were filled with this, the main issue being the message “Cannot open database “WSS_Content_SPRX2010” requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘RX\spservice’. Continue reading after all the log messages.
07/22/2012 17:02:53.56 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880i High System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "WSS_Content_SPRX2010" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘RX\spservice’. at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire,… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.56* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880i High … SqlConnection owningObject) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(String host, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Int64 timerStart) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, D… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.56* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880i High …bConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnectionOptions options) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilit… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.56* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880i High …ies.SqlSession.OpenConnection() 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlCommand command, CommandBehavior behavior, SqlQueryData monitoringData, Boolean retryForDeadLock) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlCommand command, Boolean retryForDeadLock) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlCommand command) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDatabaseSequence.GetVersion(SPDatabase database, Guid id, Version defaultVersion, SqlSession session, SPDatabaseSequence sequence) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDatabaseSequence.get_SchemaVersion() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPSequence.get_IsBackwardsCompatible() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeSession.IsBackwardsCompatible(Object o, Boolean bRecurse) at Microsoft.ShareP… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …oint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.get_IsBackwardsCompatible() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedUpgradableObject.ValidateBackwardsCompatibility() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.PreinitializeServer(SPRequest request) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.GetSPRequest() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.get_Request() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSite.SetAllowUnsafeUpdates(Boolean allowUnsafeUpdates) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.SharePointHelperMethods.GetSite(String fileLocation, IClaimsIdentity claimsIdentity) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostFileLoader.GetSPFile(IClaimsIdentity claimsIdentity) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostFileLoader.CheckForPermissions(IClaimsIdentity claimsIdentity) at … 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostHelperMethods.<>c__DisplayClass4.<TryExecuteWithUserContext>b__2() at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostHelperMethods.WithEnsureClaimsIdentitySetOnThread(IClaimsIdentity claimsIdentity, MethodToRun action) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostHelperMethods.TryExecuteWithUserContext(IIdentity userIdentity, Action`1 method) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.MossHost.MossHostFileLoader.Init(Uri uri, Guid requestSiteId, IIdentity currentIdentity, IExcelServerDocumentContext documentContext, FileLoaderHostInfo& outFileLoaderHostInfo) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.SharePointFileLoader.Init(Uri uri, Guid requestSiteId, IExcelServerDocumentContext documentContext) at Microsoft.Office.Ex… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …cel.Server.CalculationServer.FileLoader.CreateFromTrustedLocationAndInit(Uri uri, TrustedLocation trustedLocationSettings, Guid requestSiteId, IExcelServerDocumentContext documentContext) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.BaseWorkbookManager.GetBaseWorkbookAndMarkUsedAsync(AsyncHandler`1 callback, Object userState, Request request, Uri uri, Boolean newWorkbook, Boolean useCollection, Boolean loadedOnDemand) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Session.OpenWorkbookAsync(AsyncHandler`1 callback, Object userState, Request request, Uri url, Boolean loadedOnDemand) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Operations.OpenWorkbookOperation.StartExecution() at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Operations.Operation.RunOperationA… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …sync() at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Operations.OperationSite.PrepareComplete(PrepareAsyncArgs args) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.AsyncArgsWithCallback`1.OneTimeCallback(T args) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Session.FinalizePrepare(PrepareAsyncArgs args) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Session.HandleTrimmedWorkbookReloading(UserOperation userOperation, PrepareAsyncArgs args) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Session.PrepareAsync(UserOperation userOperation, AsyncHandler`1 callback, Object userState) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Operations.OperationSite.ExecuteContainedOperationAsync(Object userState) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.Operation… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …s.OperationQueue.QueueOperationAsync(AsyncHandler`1 callback, Object userState, Operation[] operations, QueueOperationFlags flags, Int32 departureTimeout) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.ExcelServiceBase.BeginProcessOperation(CommandParameter parameter, WebMethodBehaviorAttribute webMethodBehavior, WebMethodType webMethodType, AsyncCallback callback, Object state, UserOperation operation) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.ExcelServiceSoap.BeginOpenWorkbook(CommandParameter parameter, OpenWorkbookInParameters inParameters, AsyncCallback callback, Object state) at AsyncInvokeBeginBeginOpenWorkbook(Object , Object[] , AsyncCallback , Object ) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.AsyncMethodInvoker.InvokeBegin(Object instance, Object[] inputs, A… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …syncCallback callback, Object state) at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.CalculationServer.ExcelServiceHostFactory.OperationInvokerExceptionWrapper.InvokeBegin(Object instance, Object[] inputs, AsyncCallback callback, Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.DispatchOperationRuntime.InvokeBegin(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage5(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ImmutableDispatchRuntime.ProcessMessage4(MessageRpc& rpc) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.MessageRpc.Process(Boolean isOperationContextSet) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelHandler.DispatchAndReleasePump(RequestContext request, Boolean cleanThread, OperationContext currentOperationContext) at System.ServiceModel.Dispa… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …tcher.ChannelHandler.HandleRequest(RequestContext request, OperationContext currentOperationContext) at System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher.ChannelHandler.AsyncMessagePump(IAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.Diagnostics.Utility.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SecurityChannelListener`1.ReceiveItemAndVerifySecurityAsyncResult`2.InnerTryReceiveCompletedCallback(IAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.Diagnostics.Utility.AsyncThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(IAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.AsyncResult.Complete(Boolean completedSynchronously) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.InputQueue`1.AsyncQueueReader.Set(Item item) … 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High … at System.ServiceModel.Channels.InputQueue`1.EnqueueAndDispatch(Item item, Boolean canDispatchOnThisThread) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.InputQueue`1.EnqueueAndDispatch(T item, ItemDequeuedCallback dequeuedCallback, Boolean canDispatchOnThisThread) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.InputQueueChannel`1.EnqueueAndDispatch(TDisposable item, ItemDequeuedCallback dequeuedCallback, Boolean canDispatchOnThisThread) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SingletonChannelAcceptor`3.Enqueue(QueueItemType item, ItemDequeuedCallback dequeuedCallback, Boolean canDispatchOnThisThread) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SingletonChannelAcceptor`3.Enqueue(QueueItemType item, ItemDequeuedCallback dequeuedCallback) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.HttpChannelListener.HttpContextReceived(HttpReque… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …stContext context, ItemDequeuedCallback callback) at System.ServiceModel.Activation.HostedHttpTransportManager.HttpContextReceived(HostedHttpRequestAsyncResult result) at System.ServiceModel.Activation.HostedHttpRequestAsyncResult.BeginRequest() at System.ServiceModel.Activation.HostedHttpRequestAsyncResult.OnBeginRequest(Object state) at System.ServiceModel.PartialTrustHelpers.PartialTrustInvoke(ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Activation.HostedHttpRequestAsyncResult.OnBeginRequestWithFlow(Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.IOThreadScheduler.CriticalHelper.WorkItem.Invoke2() at System.ServiceModel.Channels.IOThreadScheduler.CriticalHelper.WorkItem.Invoke() at System.ServiceModel.Channels.IOThreadScheduler.CriticalHel… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880k High …per.ProcessCallbacks() at System.ServiceModel.Channels.IOThreadScheduler.CriticalHelper.CompletionCallback(Object state) at System.ServiceModel.Channels.IOThreadScheduler.CriticalHelper.ScheduledOverlapped.IOCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* nativeOverlapped) at System.ServiceModel.Diagnostics.Utility.IOCompletionThunk.UnhandledExceptionFrame(UInt32 error, UInt32 bytesRead, NativeOverlapped* nativeOverlapped) at System.Threading._IOCompletionCallback.PerformIOCompletionCallback(UInt32 errorCode, UInt32 numBytes, NativeOverlapped* pOVERLAP) 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880j High SqlError: ‘Cannot open database "WSS_Content_SPRX2010" requested by the login. The login failed.’ Source: ‘.Net SqlClient Data Provider’ Number: 4060 State: 1 Class: 11 Procedure: ” LineNumber: 65536 Server: ‘rxdb’ 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 880j High SqlError: ‘Login failed for user ‘RX\spservice’.’ Source: ‘.Net SqlClient Data Provider’ Number: 18456 State: 1 Class: 14 Procedure: ” LineNumber: 65536 Server: ‘rxdb’ 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database 3760 Critical SQL Database ‘WSS_Content_SPRX2010’ on SQL Server instance ‘rxdb’ not found. Additional error information from SQL Server is included below. Cannot open database "WSS_Content_SPRX2010" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘RX\spservice’. 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Database tzku High ConnectionString: ‘Data Source=rxdb;Initial Catalog=WSS_Content_SPRX2010;Integrated Security=True;Enlist=False;Asynchronous Processing=False;Connect Timeout=15’ ConnectionState: Closed ConnectionTimeout: 15 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected [w3wp] [SPUpgradeSession] [ERROR] [7/22/2012 5:02:53 PM]: IsBackwardsCompatible [SPContentDatabase Name=WSS_Content_SPRX2010] failed. 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected [w3wp] [SPUpgradeSession] [ERROR] [7/22/2012 5:02:53 PM]: Exception: Cannot open database "WSS_Content_SPRX2010" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user ‘RX\spservice’. 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57 w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected [w3wp] [SPUpgradeSession] [ERROR] [7/22/2012 5:02:53 PM]: at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, Int64 timerExpire, SqlConnection owningObject) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(Strin… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected …g host, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Int64 timerStart) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(SqlConnection owningObject, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, String newPassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SqlConnection owningObject, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected ….CreatePooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnectionOptions options) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection) at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.OpenConnection() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlComman… 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
07/22/2012 17:02:53.57* w3wp.exe (0x0E74) 0x09C8 SharePoint Foundation Upgrade fbv7 Unexpected …d command, CommandBehavior behavior, SqlQueryData monitoringData, Boolean retryForDeadLock) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlCommand command, Boolean retryForDeadLock) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SqlSession.ExecuteReader(SqlCommand command) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDatabaseSequence.GetVersion(SPDatabase database, Guid id, Version defaultVersion, SqlSession session, SPDatabaseSequence sequence) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPDatabaseSequence.get_SchemaVersion() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPSequence.get_IsBackwardsCompatible() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeSession.IsBackwardsCompatible(Object o, Boolean bRecurse) 61486a15-6606-4f31-b9f1-385c24e303d6
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Turns out the spservice account was missing on the content database. I’m not sure why this occurred and whether is was related to the SP1 installation (I could’ve sworn it worked before).
Here are some blogs that pointed me in the right direction.
Basically, you can use PowerShell on your Web App on which Excel Services is not working. 
$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication “http://YourWebApp”
$webApp.GrantAccessToProcessIdentity(“DOMAIN\ServiceAccount”)
After doing this I noticed by spservice account had been granted access in SQL to the database, as shown in the screenshot.
Are you a user? 
Thanks for the reference!