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Cannot Import Data from Excel

Cannot Import Data from Excel
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:19:00 -070
Vista Business - MapPoint 2006

Will not allow me to import data from Excel

Error Message

There was aproblem opening: C\filelocation\filename.xls.

I tried several Excel files. Looked in KB and appears to be something 
related to MDAC 2.8 but it looks like that is for versions of Windows not 
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Re: Cannot Import Data from Excel
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:08:03 -070
Thanks Mike. I tried these steps but had no success either.

Just as an aside, MapPoint works fine on my Vista Laptop so it has to be 
some random setting or corrupt file. here's hoping for a fix or a SP-1 
miracle.

"Mike Mueller" wrote:

> Seeings you have searched the KBs I am sure you do not have any 'dots' in 
> the file names, and that you are using Classic Excel XLS files and not the

> 2007 XLSX variant.
> 
> MDAC and all the other db chatting stuff (Jet....) has been rolled up and 
> replaced by Windows DAC. There are no reinstall tricks that have been found

> at this time, and utilities such as CSRepair that are good for repairing 
> MDAC don't do Vista.
> 
> What may help you though, is to use the System File Checker. This utility 
> will go through all of the core system components and make sure they are as

> they shipped. It may be time consuming, and may require your Vista 
> installation media
> >Start >Run >Cmd
> >SFC /? will give you usage options- in the past I have just used the 
> >/scannow option
> 
> Another option is to wait for the Vista Service Pack. The WinDAC versioning

> is tied to the Win Version, so it will be updated with Vista SP1. This may

> take care of the problem if it was corrupted/damaged.  I plan on being an 
> SP1 holdout for awhile, so this would not be my option
> 
> 
> "SuperChicken" <SuperChicken@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message 
> news:4EC8F037-C174-43A3-BF48-0D68EAACE4CE@microsoft.com...
> > Vista Business - MapPoint 2006
> >
> > Will not allow me to import data from Excel
> >
> > Error Message
> >
> > There was aproblem opening: C\filelocation\filename.xls.
> >
> > I tried several Excel files. Looked in KB and appears to be something
> > related to MDAC 2.8 but it looks like that is for versions of Windows
not
> > Vista. I am stuck. Having the same issue with Streets and Trips 2007 
> 
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Re: Cannot Import Data from Excel
Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:12:00 -050
Seeings you have searched the KBs I am sure you do not have any 'dots' in 
the file names, and that you are using Classic Excel XLS files and not the 
2007 XLSX variant.

MDAC and all the other db chatting stuff (Jet....) has been rolled up and 
replaced by Windows DAC. There are no reinstall tricks that have been found 
at this time, and utilities such as CSRepair that are good for repairing 
MDAC don't do Vista.

What may help you though, is to use the System File Checker. This utility 
will go through all of the core system components and make sure they are as 
they shipped. It may be time consuming, and may require your Vista 
installation media
>Start >Run >Cmd
>SFC /? will give you usage options- in the past I have just used the 
>/scannow option

Another option is to wait for the Vista Service Pack. The WinDAC versioning 
is tied to the Win Version, so it will be updated with Vista SP1. This may 
take care of the problem if it was corrupted/damaged.  I plan on being an 
SP1 holdout for awhile, so this would not be my option


"SuperChicken" <SuperChicken@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message 
news:4EC8F037-C174-43A3-BF48-0D68EAACE4CE@microsoft.com...
> Vista Business - MapPoint 2006
>
> Will not allow me to import data from Excel
>
> Error Message
>
> There was aproblem opening: C\filelocation\filename.xls.
>
> I tried several Excel files. Looked in KB and appears to be something
> related to MDAC 2.8 but it looks like that is for versions of Windows not
> Vista. I am stuck. Having the same issue with Streets and Trips 2007 
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Re: Cannot Import Data from Excel
Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:48:10 -070
On Mar 27, 12:08 am, SuperChicken
<SuperChic...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Thanks Mike. I tried these steps but had no success either.
>
> Just as an aside, MapPoint works fine on my Vista Laptop so it has to be
> some random setting orcorruptfile. here's hoping for a fix or a SP-1
> miracle.
>
>
>
> "Mike Mueller" wrote:
> > Seeings you have searched the KBs I am sure you do not have any 'dots'
in
> > the file names, and that you are using ClassicExcelXLS files and not
the
> > 2007 XLSX variant.
>
> > MDAC and all the other db chatting stuff (Jet....) has been rolled up
and
> > replaced by Windows DAC. There are no reinstall tricks that have been
found
> > at this time, and utilities such as CSRepair that are good for
repairing
> > MDAC don't do Vista.
>
> > What may help you though, is to use the System File Checker. This
utility
> > will go through all of the core system components and make sure they
are as
> > they shipped. It may be time consuming, and may require your Vista
> > installation media
> > >Start >Run >Cmd
> > >SFC /? will give you usage options- in the past I have just used
the
> > >/scannow option
>
> > Another option is to wait for the Vista Service Pack. The WinDAC
versioning
> > is tied to the Win Version, so it will be updated with Vista SP1. This
may
> > take care of the problem if it was corrupted/damaged.  I plan on being
an
> > SP1 holdout for awhile, so this would not be my option
>
> > "SuperChicken"
<SuperChic...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >news:4EC8F037-C174-43A3-BF48-0D68EAACE4CE@microsoft.com...
> > > Vista Business - MapPoint 2006
>
> > > Will not allow me to import data fromExcel
>
> > > Error Message
>
> > > There was aproblem opening: C\filelocation\filename.xls.
>
> > > I tried severalExcelfiles. Looked in KB and appears to be
something
> > > related to MDAC 2.8 but it looks like that is for versions of
Windows not
> > > Vista. I am stuck. Having the same issue with Streets and Trips
2007- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi,

If you still cannot find methods to slove your problem, maybe you can
try some Excel file recovery tools such as Advanced Excel Repair to
repair your Excel file.

Detailed information about Advanced Excel Repair can be found at
http://www.datanumen.com/aer/

And you can also download a free demo version at
http://www.datanumen.com/aer/aer.exe

Hope this helps.

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Re: Cannot Import Data from Excel
Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:46:01 -070
Thanks but it is not an issue with the Excel file. 

"Alan124" wrote:

> On Mar 27, 12:08 am, SuperChicken
> <SuperChic...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > Thanks Mike. I tried these steps but had no success either.
> >
> > Just as an aside, MapPoint works fine on my Vista Laptop so it has to
be
> > some random setting orcorruptfile. here's hoping for a fix or a SP-1
> > miracle.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Mike Mueller" wrote:
> > > Seeings you have searched the KBs I am sure you do not have any
'dots' in
> > > the file names, and that you are using ClassicExcelXLS files and
not the
> > > 2007 XLSX variant.
> >
> > > MDAC and all the other db chatting stuff (Jet....) has been
rolled up and
> > > replaced by Windows DAC. There are no reinstall tricks that have
been found
> > > at this time, and utilities such as CSRepair that are good for
repairing
> > > MDAC don't do Vista.
> >
> > > What may help you though, is to use the System File Checker. This
utility
> > > will go through all of the core system components and make sure
they are as
> > > they shipped. It may be time consuming, and may require your
Vista
> > > installation media
> > > >Start >Run >Cmd
> > > >SFC /? will give you usage options- in the past I have just
used the
> > > >/scannow option
> >
> > > Another option is to wait for the Vista Service Pack. The WinDAC
versioning
> > > is tied to the Win Version, so it will be updated with Vista SP1.
This may
> > > take care of the problem if it was corrupted/damaged.  I plan on
being an
> > > SP1 holdout for awhile, so this would not be my option
> >
> > > "SuperChicken"
<SuperChic...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >news:4EC8F037-C174-43A3-BF48-0D68EAACE4CE@microsoft.com...
> > > > Vista Business - MapPoint 2006
> >
> > > > Will not allow me to import data fromExcel
> >
> > > > Error Message
> >
> > > > There was aproblem opening: C\filelocation\filename.xls.
> >
> > > > I tried severalExcelfiles. Looked in KB and appears to be
something
> > > > related to MDAC 2.8 but it looks like that is for versions
of Windows not
> > > > Vista. I am stuck. Having the same issue with Streets and
Trips 2007- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If you still cannot find methods to slove your problem, maybe you can
> try some Excel file recovery tools such as Advanced Excel Repair to
> repair your Excel file.
> 
> Detailed information about Advanced Excel Repair can be found at
> http://www.datanumen.com/aer/
> 
> And you can also download a free demo version at
http://www.datanumen.com/aer/aer.exe
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Alan
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