>>AFAIK, Excel import is bult into VFP and doesn't use any external components.
>>Are you 100% sure that you're referencing the same file in all cases?
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>Absolutely. The first thing the program does is bring up a screen with a text box and a button to locate the xl file to use. Internally it uses GetFile(), and we both go to exactly the same file. GetFile() fills the gcClaimFile variable and that's what is used in the append from line.
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>Oh well, I guess I'll have to try loading the xl file the hard way. Column by column; row by row. That takes so long to run, but at least I've never seen it fail.
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What is your exact command and did you try to output the gcClaimFIle variable?
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