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Can't Import a .dbf File

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Old November 13th, 2005, 02:27 PM
Thelma Lubkin
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I opened a blank database and tried to import a .dbf file that someone
had sent me into it: there were choices for importing it as
dbIII, dbIV or db5 format--I have no idea which of these the file I
have corresponds to, so I tried each of them without success.
The dialog box showed that file in its window but each time I clicked
on it I got the message

"The microsoft jet database engine could not find the object
agencyall.dbf."

What do I need to do?
thanks,
--thelma


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Old November 13th, 2005, 02:28 PM
Chuck Grimsby
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re: Can't Import a .dbf File



Believe it or not, rename the file so that it conforms to the old DOS
8.3 name lengths.

In other words, rename
agencyall.dbf
to
agencyal.dbf
and try again.


On 7 Sep 2005 06:23:53 GMT, Thelma Lubkin <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu>
wrote:[color=blue]
>I opened a blank database and tried to import a .dbf file that someone
>had sent me into it: there were choices for importing it as
>dbIII, dbIV or db5 format--I have no idea which of these the file I
>have corresponds to, so I tried each of them without success.
>The dialog box showed that file in its window but each time I clicked
>on it I got the message
> "The microsoft jet database engine could not find the object
> agencyall.dbf."
>What do I need to do?[/color]


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Old November 13th, 2005, 02:28 PM
Thelma Lubkin
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re: Can't Import a .dbf File


Chuck Grimsby <c.grimsby@worldnet.att.net.invalid> wrote:

: Believe it or not, rename the file so that it conforms to the old DOS
: 8.3 name lengths.

: In other words, rename
: agencyall.dbf
: to
: agencyal.dbf
: and try again.


: On 7 Sep 2005 06:23:53 GMT, Thelma Lubkin <thelma@alpha2.csd.uwm.edu>
: wrote:
:>I opened a blank database and tried to import a .dbf file that someone
:>had sent me into it: there were choices for importing it as
:>dbIII, dbIV or db5 format--I have no idea which of these the file I
:>have corresponds to, so I tried each of them without success.
:>The dialog box showed that file in its window but each time I clicked
:>on it I got the message
:> "The microsoft jet database engine could not find the object
:> agencyall.dbf."
:>What do I need to do?


Thank you: I don't think there's a book, not even a
google search where I could have learned this.
It's very much in the spirit of your sig line.
--thelma
: --
: Drive C: Error. (A)bort (R)etry (S)mack The Darned Thing

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