FIX: Can't Connect to Excel Data Source in Remote View Wizard

MORE INFORMATION

Before attempting the following steps, you must first have a Microsoft Excel 5.0 driver data source created and available. If you are missing this data source, use the ODBC Administrator to create a new one. You must also have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet available for testing.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. In the Command window, type these commands:

      CREATE DATA mydata
      MODIFY DATA mydata
   					

2. Right-click the Database Designer, and choose New Remote View. In the displaying dialog box, click View Wizard.
3. In Step 1, choose your Microsoft Excel data source from the list of available data sources.
4. In the Select Workbook dialog box, choose any Microsoft Excel spreadsheet by double-clicking it. Alternatively, you can select the file and click OK. Note that the Next button is disabled. After selecting the workbook, you will get the error message. Click OK to return to step 1.