Maybe is file from excel 2007 in OpenXML format. VFP and ODBC driver this format don't know.

MartinaJ

>Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to all...
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>Anybody know why I cannot do an APPEND FROM Excel any more?
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>It's an Excel 2000 spreadsheet and no matter what I try (APPEND FROM, IMPORT FROM, even a SQLCONNECT("Excel Files")) gives me an error. I get "Microsoft Excel file format is invalid" from IMPORT/APPEND, and the ODBC error says "External table is not in expected format".
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>Is this the beginnings of VFP's obsolescence?
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>Thanks in advance to all those toiling away today...