DOCUMENT:Q137949 08-MAR-2000 [foxpro] TITLE :FIX: Microsoft Excel Worksheets w/ Formulas Import Incorrectly PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5,3.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbMDAC250kbbuglist kbfixlist ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 - Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== If a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet's cells contain formulas, the Import function in Visual FoxPro will not import the data correctly. All or part of the data may be invalid when it is imported to the .dbf file. RESOLUTION ========== There are two ways to work around this problem. Both correctly resolve the cells containing formulas. However, the first is the easiest and recommended method to use. - In Microsoft Excel, save the file as as a .dbf file. Then open the .dbf file in Visual FoxPro with the USE command. - Use an ODBC connection to the Microsoft Excel file. Create a remote view or cursor that can be then copied to a ,dbf file with the COPY TO command. The actual steps in creating the ODBC connection are beyond the scope of this article due to the varying factors which weigh in the process. For more information about ODBC, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q130732 How To Create a Data Source to Access Microsoft Excel Files Q130137 How to Use ODBC to Run SQL SELECT on Microsoft Excel Data STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Windows. MORE INFORMATION ================ Steps to Reproduce Problem -------------------------- 1. In Microsoft Excel, create a new worksheet with the following values in the respective cells: Cell Content -------------- A1 Field1 B1 Field2 A2 25 B2 =A2 * 3 NOTE: Cell B2 displays the number 75 when you move off of it by pressing the TAB key. 2. Save the worksheet as xl2dbf. 3. Close the worksheet. 4. Switch to Visual FoxPro, and on the File menu, click Import. 5. In the Import dialog box, select .xls as the Type and xl2dbf.xls saved in step 2 as the specific worksheet to import. 6. Click OK. An xl2dbf.dbf file will be created. 7. Browse the imported table, and note that the value in Field2 will be a random date, or other invalid value, rather than the correct value of 75. Additional query words: VFoxWin fixlist3.00b buglist3.00 missing incorrect blank zero xcel ====================================================================== Keywords : kbMDAC250 kbbuglist kbfixlist Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP300 Version : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbfix ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2000.