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Article ID: 237996 - Last Review: January 24, 2007 - Revision: 3.1
ACC97: Error Importing Excel Worksheet with Mismatched or No Column Headers into Existing Access Table
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Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
SYMPTOMS
If you try to use the Import Spreadsheet Wizard to import a Microsoft Excel worksheet into an existing Microsoft Access 97 table, you may receive the following error message:
An error occurred trying to import file '<filename>'. The file was not imported.
CAUSE
You receive this error message if the worksheet does not have column headers, or if one or more column headers do not match the field names in the Access table.
RESOLUTION
Although the Import Spreadsheet Wizard in Access will not import an Excel worksheet with a mismatched column header or no column headers at all, you can use the following steps to create an append query to add the data from the Excel worksheet to the target Access table:
- Count the number of columns (N) in the Excel worksheet. Make sure that the data that you want to import from the Excel worksheet is defined as a named range.
- Create a new query in Access. Do not add any tables to the query.
- On the Query menu, click SQL View.
- Change the SQL statement to one of the following. Use the first example if you do not have column headings in the Excel worksheet. Use the second example if the column headings in the Excel worksheet do no match the field names in the Access table.
INSERT INTO [<Dest. Table>] (<Table field names separated by commas>)
SELECT F1, F2, F3,...,FN
FROM [EXCEL 8.0; HDR=NO; IMEX=2;
DATABASE=<Path to Excel file>;TABLE=<NamedRange>].<NamedRange>;
-or-
INSERT INTO [<Dest. Table>] (<Table field names separated by commas>)
SELECT <Worksheet column names separated by commas>
FROM [EXCEL 8.0; HDR=YES; IMEX=2;
DATABASE=<Path to Excel file>;TABLE=<NamedRange>].<NamedRange>;
- Run the query. The data in the Excel worksheet should now be imported into the Access table.
REFERENCES
For more information about append queries, click
Contents and Index on the
Help menu, click the
Index tab in Access Help, type the following text
append queries, creating
and then double-click the selected text to go to the
"what is an action query and when would you use one" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
For more information about naming ranges, click
Contents and Index on the
Help menu, click the
Index tab in Excel Help, type the following text
naming, ranges
and then double-click the selected text to go to the
"name cells in a workbook" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition
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