Microsoft KB Archive/212364

= WD2000: ODBC Error Occurs Opening a DBF File with a Hyphen in the File Name =

Article ID: 212364

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212364





SYMPTOMS
If you try to access a dBASE or FoxPro database file using ODBC as the conversion method, you may receive the following error message:

Word was unable to open the data source



CAUSE
This error message occurs if the file that you are trying to open contains a hyphen in the file name. (To access a dBASE or FoxPro file, use the Database command on the Insert menu, or use the Mail Merge feature.)



WORKAROUND
Rename the dBASE or FoxPro database file so that it does not contain a hyphen.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: ODBC database dash winword word 2000

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbprint kbmerge KB212364

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