>>>My code is
>>>
>>>CLEAR
>>>CLEAR ALL
>>>USE c:\global\globalin IN 0 EXCLUSIVE
>>>SELECT globalin
>>>ZAP
>>>append FROM j:\global\ss\aaa.xls TYPE xls
>>>
>>>Microsoft Excel file format is invalid
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>What am I doing wrong?
>>
>>Aside from Martina's suggestion that it's actually an XLSX, also try type XL5.
>>
>>Tamar
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>Can I upload the file for you to see - I have tried type xl5 - makes no difference

I saw that you said it is XLS. By any chance, did you create it by saving it from a newer version of Excel (2007 or later). The XLS files created there are different than the ones created by earlier versions and VFP can't import them. I consider it a bug in Excel, but Microsoft has no intention of fixing it.

Tamar