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    Import from excel

    Im trying to import an excel file from XP, with 2 sheets. I have tried importing each sheet after saving as an Excel 4.0 file as shown, but when I get thru all the steps to "finish" it saus the Microsoft Jet engine cannot fiond the file (filename)and says error on line 3180. I have repeated 4 times. ?new user
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    RE: Import from excel

    Ron:

    Did you try simply saving the Excel file as a dbf file? Then you can simply use it directly in your A5 database?

    Robert

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      RE: Import from excel

      Im off to try that now, I was following instructions to save as Excel 4.0 specifically. Thanks. Hav enever saved Ecel in database format.

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        RE: Import from excel

        Robert's advice is correct, of course.

        Many opportunities are possible when importing spreadsheets. You don't mention the name of the spreadsheet file being imported but there exists the possibility that it is not a legal .dbf name. This could cause the import to fail.

        It is also possible to have spreadsheet column names which are not legal .dbf field names, such as those beginning with digits and those containing spaces or punctuation other than underscores.

        Saving as a .dbf from excel enforces the rules that apply to the .dbf table format.
        There can be only one.

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          RE: Import from excel

          thanks to both. The files snapped in as .dbf and now are becoming tables in Alpha. I'll remmebr the names restrictions.

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            RE: Import from excel

            Ron,

            Glad you got your immediate problem resolved. Keep one more thing in mind: if you try to import into an Alpha 5 table where one (or more) of the fields is set as Calculated, you won't get anything in that field. What you will need to do is go into field rules and change from Calculated to User Entry, do the import and then go back into field rules and change back to Calculated.

            Dave
            Dave Jampole
            www.customalpha.com

            Women and cats will do whatever they want. The sooner men and dogs realize that, the happier they will be.

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              RE: Import from excel

              Hello Ron:

              Glad you got your problem resolved.

              I just want to make something very clear for new Alpha users who might read this post. I often see people refer to saving their spreadsheet as a dbf file and then exporting the file into Alpha Five. When you save your Excel file as a DBF, there is NO export involved because Alpha uses the file as is.

              If you don't have a multi-layer spreadsheet, this is the recommended option because it eliminates the complexity and problems that seem to frequently crop up with imports/exports.

              Robert T

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                RE: Import from excel

                Thanks for the clarification. I will be doing a good bit of "bringing in" data from Excel and the saving as .dbf files will be a good move. I have been a fan of other platforms over the years and didn't expect Microsoft to make life any easier in transferring files.

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                  RE: Import from excel

                  It seems that it can be troublesome importing Excel data into Access, too. They're both made by the same company - you'd think they'd make it easy, right ????

                  Check out this article:
                  http://techrepublic.com.com/5102-6270-5276622.html

                  Recommendation: use CSV for imports.

                  Seems to me it is easier to import to A5, but that shouldn't be a surprise.

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