ACC1x: Microsoft Excel Custom Date Format Not Detected by Import

• Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you import a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 spreadsheet containing custom date formats into a new Microsoft Access version 1.x table, Microsoft Access gives the fields Double data types, instead of Date/Time data types.

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Microsoft Excel version 4.0 spreadsheet.



2. Enter a date in cell A1.



3. Assign a date format, such as mmmm/dd/yyyy, to the cell.



4. Import the spreadsheet to Microsoft Access. Note that the date is formatted as a Number data type instead of a Date/Time data type.

REFERENCES

For more information about importing Microsoft Excel data, search for "Excel" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.

Keywords          : kbinterop IntpOff IsmExl4 
Version           : 1.0 1.1
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 12, 1999