>Hi all,
>
> When i perform this command :
> APPEND FROM (tcXLSFile) TYPE XL8 SHEET (tcSheet)
>It will import all the data from excel in the specified sheet. However, if the first row of the excel file is blank, it'll ignore the first row and start importing the data from any first row that contains data. I want to avoid this to happen because sometimes the blank first row is neccessary in the format of the excel file. Anybody can teach me how to solve this problem?
>
>Thanks.

I never APPEND from an Excel file, I always use IMPORT or automation.