>It seems that an empty cell in an Excel spreadsheet returns different values, depending on whether it's being read from VFP7 or VFP6.
>
>I created a c:\test.xls with nothing in cell A1.
>
>Could someone please try the following .PRG in VFP7 & VFP6:
>
>

LOCAL XLApp, x, lcFileName
>
>lcfilename = 'c:\test.xls'     && Your filename here.
>
>XLApp = CreateObject('Excel.application')
>XLApp.WorkBooks.Open(lcFileName)
>
>x = xlapp.workbooks(1).sheets(1).cells(1, 1).value
>=messagebox(vartype(x))
>
>XLApp.quit()
>

>
>I get "C" in VFP6, and "X" (.NULL.) in VFP7.
>
>Anyone else seeing this? Our clients are getting erroneous results because I'm checking if the cell in a spreadsheet is empty. When it's .NULL., the EMPTY( ) check comes up False.
>
>- George

I am getting the same thing - character in VFP6 and Null in VFP7

David