>Hello Everybody,
>I am trying to export a dbf file to excel with a specific code page
>here is the example
>EXPORT TO employee TYPE xl5 FIELDS type as 1256
> get a message error saying "code page number is invalid"
>when I looked at help page I am seeing that this code page is supported by
>1256 Arabic Windows x7E
>
>
>on the help
>The code page number you have specified (related to the country and language being used) is not valid for this version of Visual FoxPro. Verify that the code page number is correct. Localized versions can have support for additional code pages in the optional .INT file.
>
>any help will be appreciated

As alternative, did you try COPY TO command - does it produce the same error?