>>>>Convert a dbf to xls - I have forgotten how to do it
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>>>Copy To supports XLS.
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>>My code is COPY TO o:\forecasts\mayforecast.xls
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>>I am told that when I open the file it is in a different format from that specified by the file extension
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>Use TYPE XL5. TYPE XLS is Excel 2 format.
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>Tamar

That too is prone to losing data.