Hi All,

I know this is a known issue, I just can't seem to find the fix. I've been hunting the net and come up empty. I have a standard .prg file that I add to any of our applications when I need to import data from Excel. Below is all the code that I use to convert the file into a cursor.

pcXlsFile is the name & path of the Excel file that is passed to this procedure

#Define END_DOWN -4121
#Define END_RIGHT -4161

* Store the current SAFETY setting of the program.
lcSafety = SET("SAFETY")
* Turn off the SAFETY to avoid VFP validation.
NOTE: Will NOT avoid 'Excel' validation. ( Done just below )
SET SAFETY OFF
* This will be the name of the Temp 'XLS' file that will be created
loTempExcelFile = "C:\temp\NewImport.xls"
* Create an instance of EXCEL.
loExcelApp = CREATEOBJECT("excel.application")
* This will turn off the EXCEL 'SAFETY' messages.
loExcelApp.DisplayAlerts = .F.
* Open the file that the user selected for Import.
loExcelWb = loExcelApp.Workbooks.OPEN(pcXlsFile)
* Select the sheet
loExcelSheet = loExcelWb.ActiveSheet
* Select all the cells in the desired range.
loExcelSheet.Range("A1", loExcelSheet.Range("A1").SpecialCells(11)).Select()
* Copy all the info in the cells to the clipboard
loExcelSheet.Range("A1", loExcelSheet.Range("A1").SpecialCells(11)).Copy()
* Select the 1 cell
loExcelSheet.Range("A1").Select
* This will paste the VALUES of the previously selected cells back into themselves.
loExcelSheet.Range("A1").PasteSpecial( -4163, -4142 )
* Save the change done on the previous line
loExcelWb.SAVEAS( loTempExcelFile )
* Close the EXCEL file
loExcelWb.CLOSE
* Exit the Excel program
loExcelApp.Quit && Important!!
* Import the data from the temp Excel file created.
IMPORT FROM &loTempExcelFile TYPE XL8
* Release the variables used for the Excel objects.
RELEASE loExcelSheet
RELEASE loExcelWb
RELEASE loExcelApp
IF FILE('&loTempExcelFile')
DELETE FILE '&loTempExcelFile'
ENDIF

It is of course the IMPORT FROM line where the error occurs. Could somebody please point me to where I can find the solution to my dilemma?

TIA
Mike