Microsoft KB Archive/231508

= MapPoint 2000: Unable to Import Latitude and Longitude Data from Text File =

Article ID: 231508

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MapPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q231508



SYMPTOMS
When you import latitude and longitude data from a tab delimited text file into Microsoft MapPoint 2000, the imported data file may be empty.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you enter the latitude and longitude data in degrees, minutes, and seconds. MapPoint 2000 only recognizes latitude and longitude data entered in decimal degrees.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this issue from occurring, enter latitude and longitude data in decimal degrees before you import the data into MapPoint 2000, as shown in the following table.

NOTE: Leading zeros on a latitude or longitude decimal number is not recognized as a valid format. If you continue to have problems importing, double check your numbers and remove any leading zeros.

Additional query words: mp2000 co-ordinates wrong format

Keywords: kbprb KB231508

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