Problem importing Excel 2002 files into Access 2002

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StrictlyLegal

I am trying to help a user who frequently needs to import Excel 2002 files
into Access 2002. At first Access would crash completely. I implemented a fix
provided by Microsoft (registered the correct version of Accwiz.dll per
knowledgebase article 303805).
Now I get a different problem - an error saying 'Type Mismatch'.
The user says he has no problem importing the files on his system at home
(also Office XP).
Anybody out there seen this issue before?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
 
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StrictlyLegal

Via the standard route: File - Get External Data - Import - then select the
name of the file, worksheet or range...
 
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Ken Snell [MVP]

Are you importing to an existing table (especially one created the first
time the spreadsheet was imported, and you told ACCESS to create a primary
key for you)? If yes, then likely there is an autonumber field in the table
that is not in the spreadsheet. So the first column of the spreadsheet is
trying to go into the autonumber field, and the data types likely don't
match.

I find it best to import EXCEL spreadsheets into new tables, and then use an
append query to copy the data to the permanent table.
 
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StrictlyLegal

No Ken, it's not that complex. This is a simple import function that works
fine on any PC the user has tried except his own desktop in his office (which
of course drives him nuts!).
I think it's probably some weird registry glitch, and re-ghosting the PC is
probably the quickest fix at this point. I just thought someone might have
had the same problem.
Thanks anyway.
 
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John Spencer (MVP)

When it works on one computer but not on another, I suspect a library references problem.

To do its job, Access (like most modern programs) makes use of various external
program and object libraries that provide functionality that may be shared among
applications. For example, Access always uses the Visual Basic for Applications
library, the version-appropriate Access Object Library, and the OLE Automation
library. References to the specific library files, including their locations,
are stored with your database. But these library modules may not be in the same
location on different machines, especially if they have different versions of
Microsoft Office. If you move a database from one machine to another, these
references may be "broken"; that is, one or more of the library files may not
be where the stored reference says it is.

When this happens, you need to take steps to let Access repair the broken
reference(s) ON THE COMPUTER WHERE THE FAILURE IS OCCURING.

Here are MVP Doug Steele's instructions for how to do it:

*** Quote ***

Any time functions that previously worked suddenly don't, the first thing to
suspect is a references problem.

This can be caused by differences in either the location or file version of
certain files between the machine where the application was developed, and where
it's being run (or the file missing completely from the target machine). Such
differences are common when new software is installed.

On the machine(s) where it's not working, open any code module (or open the
Debug Window, using Ctrl-G, provided you haven't selected the "keep debug window
on top" option). Select Tools | References from the menu bar. Examine all of the
selected references.

If any of the selected references have "MISSING:" in front of them, unselect
them, and back out of the dialog. If you really need the reference(s) you just
unselected (you can tell by doing a Compile All Modules), go back in and
reselect them.

If none have "MISSING:", select an additional reference at random, back out of
the dialog, then go back in and unselect the reference you just added. If that
doesn't solve the problem, try to unselect as many of the selected references as
you can (Access may not let you unselect them all), back out of the dialog, then
go back in and reselect the references you just unselected. (NOTE: write down
what the references are before you delete them, because they'll be in a
different order when you go back in)

For far more than you could ever want to know about this problem, check out
http://members.rogers.com/douglas.j.steele/AccessReferenceErrors.html

Just so you know: the problem will occur even if the library that contains the
specific function that's failing doesn't have a problem.

**** End Quote ****

So, follow those instructions and see if your problem goes away.

Check out the following reference
http://www.trigeminal.com/usenet/usenet026.asp?1036
 
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George Nicholson

You've probably already checked this, but if your user is using XP both at
home and at work but getting different results, my first question would be
if the machines have the same level of Office Updates/ServicePacks installed
(maybe even Jet versions?)

--
George Nicholson

Remove 'Junk' from return address.
 

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