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prevent download file assignment to Excel
File is received as a zip file and I was able to extract and import
into Access. Something has changed where it is unzipped and assigned as an Excel file. Prefer it to be dbf. How can I stop it from being assigned as an Excel? |
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prevent download file assignment to Excel
Hi,
if you mean by assigned that it now has a .xls extension when unzipped, then you should contact the person who zipped the file and have them save it as a dbf first and then zip it. if you mean by assigned that when you double-click the unzipped file it opens in Excel rather than Access, then you may need to change a file association. Of course you can always import it from Excel into Access or copy and paste it. You might also consider posting this to the Access newsgroup. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire wrote in message ... File is received as a zip file and I was able to extract and import into Access. Something has changed where it is unzipped and assigned as an Excel file. Prefer it to be dbf. How can I stop it from being assigned as an Excel? |
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On Jan 7, 11:15*am, "Shane Devenshire"
wrote: Hi, if you mean by assigned that it now has a .xls extension when unzipped, then you should contact the person who zipped the file and have them save it as a dbf first and then zip it. if you mean by assigned that when you double-click the unzipped file it opens in Excel rather than Access, then you may need to change a file association. Of course you can always import it from Excel into Access or copy and paste it. You might also consider posting this to the Access newsgroup. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire wrote in message ... File is received as a zip file and I was able to extract and import into Access. Something has changed where it is unzipped and assigned as an Excel file. *Prefer it to be dbf. *How can I stop it from being assigned as an Excel?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The file is zipped as a DBF file but somehow it extracts as anExcel file. When imported into Access import errors are generated I think due to blank fields being categorized one way but data in later rows show a different format. |
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prevent download file assignment to Excel
That means the file association has changed from Access to Excel.
1. You can change the file association (where depends on your version of Windows, not Excel or Access) Try the Windows Help. 2. You can just open the file from inside of Access rather than by opening it in the Explorer. In the Access File Open dialog box change the Files of type to *.dbf -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire wrote in message ... On Jan 7, 11:15 am, "Shane Devenshire" wrote: Hi, if you mean by assigned that it now has a .xls extension when unzipped, then you should contact the person who zipped the file and have them save it as a dbf first and then zip it. if you mean by assigned that when you double-click the unzipped file it opens in Excel rather than Access, then you may need to change a file association. Of course you can always import it from Excel into Access or copy and paste it. You might also consider posting this to the Access newsgroup. -- If this helps, please click the Yes button. Cheers, Shane Devenshire wrote in message ... File is received as a zip file and I was able to extract and import into Access. Something has changed where it is unzipped and assigned as an Excel file. Prefer it to be dbf. How can I stop it from being assigned as an Excel?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The file is zipped as a DBF file but somehow it extracts as anExcel file. When imported into Access import errors are generated I think due to blank fields being categorized one way but data in later rows show a different format. |
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