Jim DeMarco
Jdemarco at hshhp.org
Mon Aug 11 13:03:54 CDT 2003
You could try to open in Notepad and save as *.txt file, then try to open the txt in Excel (or import into Access?). Just WAG but worth a try. Jim DeMarco -----Original Message----- From: Gary Lockett [mailto:keysolns at lantic.net] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:45 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Linked Table - Excel Spreadsheet Jim Yes I can, but I do not know how to interpret the data thereafter. There should be about 10 columns of information, but I cannot seem to see ALL of the data Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim DeMarco" <Jdemarco at hshhp.org> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 2:05 PM Subject: RE: [AccessD] Linked Table - Excel Spreadsheet Can you open it in Notepad? Jim DeMarco -----Original Message----- From: Gary Lockett [mailto:keysolns at lantic.net] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:03 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Linked Table - Excel Spreadsheet Having reread my post, it is rather misleading. When I try opening the spreadsheet with Excel, I am unable to open the file. It says "Unable to read file". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Lockett" <keysolns at lantic.net> To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:51 PM Subject: [AccessD] Linked Table - Excel Spreadsheet I have a customer who has a database with a table linking to an Excel Spreadsheet. This morning (Monday morning blues) they are unable to access the data. Access gives an error message saying that the external table is not in the correct format. When I tried opening the spreadsheet with Excel, the file is not in the correct format. The customer says that the only problem they have had is running out of space on the C: Drive - could this corrupt the Excel file? Are there any utilities available to repair an Excel file? What steps do I need to take to retrieve the data? The customer promises to start taking backups from now on. I need to recover their data. Can someone on this wonderful list help make me look good in the customers eyes???? 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