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access thread: Re: Access 97 import/link problem from Excel 97


Message #1 by donald.dalessandro@b... on Thu, 6 Dec 2001 16:00:00
Bring this thread back to the top.

Thanks.



> Hello,

> 

> I have this very frustrating problem, and have no idea what is causing 

> it.  Basically, I have an access macro that links two tables to an excel 

> spreadsheet.  I get the same problem even if I do it manually.  What 

> happens that a number of fields aren't linked to the proper field 

> heading.  For example under a phone number field will appear text that 

> should be in some other random field.  I have converted the database to 

> Access 2000, and I don't get this problem.  I may have to upgrade in the 

> future, but at the present time I would like to correct this problem 

with 

> my current version.  Also, I've tried to do a import using Access and I 

> get the same problem.

> 

> The problem I'm having seems to only occur when the Excel file size gets 

> very large, as is the case with the details shown below.

> 

> I tried searching MSDN Help online, and have found no matches to my 

> problem.

> 

> Details:  Access 97

>           Excel 97

>           Win NT 4

>           Access Database size: 7,038kb

>           Excel Spreadsheet size: 13,200kb

> 

> I appreciate any help.

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