PRB: Columns Missing in .DBF File Created in Microsoft Excel
Article ID: 126273
Article Last Modified on 10/15/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft FoxPro 2.6a Professional Edition for Macintosh
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 3.0b for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q126273
SYMPTOMS
After you save a spreadsheet as type "DBF3" in Microsoft Excel, some of the
columns are missing when you open the file in FoxPro.
CAUSE
The field name for one or more columns contains invalid characters. FoxPro
is unable to read the Excel column that contains an invalid field name, or
any column following the invalid name.
WORKAROUND
Change the column heading to a valid FoxPro field name. A valid field name
can contain up to 10 letters, digits, or underscores, and it must begin
with a letter or an underscore.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
Additional query words: VFoxMac FoxMac
Keywords: KB126273