Microsoft KB Archive/103259

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ACC1x: Problem Exporting "Single" Numeric Data to MS Excel

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Q103259

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1

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SYMPTOMS
You may be unable to export numeric data to Microsoft Excel if the Microsoft Access data has a Number data type, a Single field size, and a fixed format. When you export the table, the numbers lose their formatting and are altered slightly.

RESOLUTION
Format the data stored as Number-Single in Microsoft Access as "fixed - 2 decimal places" in Microsoft Excel. All the data stored as Number-Single in Microsoft Access is also stored as Number-Double.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access versions 1.0 and 1.1. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior
  Create a new table with two fields:

     FieldName:  NumSingle Data Type: Number Field Size: Single Format: Fixed Decimal Places: 2

FieldName: NumDouble Data Type: Number Field Size: Double Format: Fixed Decimal Places: 2

  Add the following data:

     NumSingle       NumDouble -     0.00            0.00      0.01            0.01      0.02            0.02      0.03            0.03      0.04            0.04      0.05            0.05      0.06            0.06      0.07            0.07      0.08            0.08      0.09            0.09      0.10            0.10      0.10            0.10      0.11            0.11      0.12            0.12      0.13            0.13      0.14            0.14      0.15            0.15      0.16            0.16      0.17            0.17      0.18            0.18      0.19            0.19      0.20            0.20

  Export the file to Microsoft Excel and open it.

  The data appears as follows:

NumSingle       NumDouble --    0                0.00     0.01             0.01     0.02             0.02     0.029999999      0.03     0.039999999      0.04     0.050000001      0.05     0.059999999      0.06     0.07             0.07     0.079999998      0.08     0.090000004      0.09     0.100000001      0.10     0.100000001      0.10     0.109999999      0.11     0.119999997      0.12     0.129999995      0.13     0.140000001      0.14     0.150000006      0.15     0.159999996      0.16     0.170000002      0.17     0.180000007      0.18     0.189999998      0.19     0.200000003      0.20



Numbers stored as "singles" are imported as numbers with nine decimal places. Numbers stored as "doubles" are imported with no errors.

Keywords : kbinterop

Issue type : kbbug

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