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MS Office Apps some time give funny errors.<br />
It is possible the error is related to access rights of Windows OS.<br />
What is the Windows Account you are running the ArcCatalog from?
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MS Office Apps some time give funny errors.
It is possible the error is related to access rights of Windows OS.
What is the Windows Account you are running the ArcCatalog from?

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When trying to even view an Excel 2007 table in ArcCatalog I get an error saying: There was an error initializing the table window. If the table does not have an OID field, ensure that a temporary file can be created in the TEMP directory, so the cable can be copied locally. General function error. <br />
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I've tried saving the file in older excel formats and have even created a new table with the same data. &nbsp;Excel 2007 wont let you save as a DBF but even saving as a csv hasn't worked. Any ideas?<br />

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When trying to even view an Excel 2007 table in ArcCatalog I get an error saying: There was an error initializing the table window. If the table does not have an OID field, ensure that a temporary file can be created in the TEMP directory, so the cable can be copied locally. General function error. 

I've tried saving the file in older excel formats and have even created a new table with the same data.  Excel 2007 wont let you save as a DBF but even saving as a csv hasn't worked. Any ideas?


ESRI, Arcview, 9.2 Error adding tables and/or creating DBFs in Arccatalog

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