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Have you tried opening the file in your current version of Excel and saving so that it is in a compatible format?
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Have you tried opening the file in your current version of Excel and saving so that it is in a compatible format?

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Graham,<br />
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The Excel file comes from an analytical instrument and we want to open the file as it comes off the instrument in it's native format.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Graham,

The Excel file comes from an analytical instrument and we want to open the file as it comes off the instrument in it's native format.

Thanks,



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When opening an Excel 5.0/95 Workbook in Visual Basic 6.0 I get an error &quot;External table is not in expected format&quot;. &nbsp;This happens when I attempt to open the file through a Data connection on a Form.<br />
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I set the Connect = &quot;Excel 5.0;&quot; or &quot;Excel 8.0;&quot; or &quot;Excel 4.0&quot; or &quot;Excel 3.0&quot;<br />
Database = &quot;C:\MWWSSB\New Instruments\Dionex_IC\SCRE<wbr />EN MAY 5, 2008.SEQ\10.XLS&quot;<br />
Recordsource = &quot;Sheet1$&quot;<br />
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None of the Connects work. &nbsp;Is there a way I can do this in the code or a different connect string to open the file without an error?<br />
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10.XLS

When opening an Excel 5.0/95 Workbook in Visual Basic 6.0 I get an error "External table is not in expected format".  This happens when I attempt to open the file through a Data connection on a Form.

I set the Connect = "Excel 5.0;" or "Excel 8.0;" or "Excel 4.0" or "Excel 3.0"
Database = "C:\MWWSSB\New Instruments\Dionex_IC\SCREEN MAY 5, 2008.SEQ\10.XLS"
Recordsource = "Sheet1$"

None of the Connects work.  Is there a way I can do this in the code or a different connect string to open the file without an error?


Opening Excel 5.0/95 Workbook files in Visual Basic 6.0 I get an error &quot;External Table is not in the expected format&quot;

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.

Opening Excel 5.0/95 Workbook files in Visual Basic 6.0 I get an error &quot;External Table is not in the expected format&quot;

Opening Excel 5.0/95 Workbook files in Visual Basic 6.0 I get an error "External Table is not in the expected format"