Microsoft KB Archive/76360

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Last reviewed: November 3, 1994

Article ID: Q76360 Summary: When you choose dBASE II or IV file format in Microsoft Q+E 3.0 for Windows, Q+E saves the file in dBASE III format.

Q+E for OS/2 correctly saves dBASE II files; however, dBASE IV files are saved in dBASE III format.

More Info:

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

 * 1) Open a file in Q+E for Windows
 * 2) Save that file as a dBASE file. Choose Options and select either dBASE II or IV format.
 * 3) Open the new dBASE file in Excel. In the upper left corner of the formula bar, Excel displays DBF 3: ## %.
 * 4) Save the same file in Excel as a DBF 4 file. Close it and reopen it.
 * 5) The file reads into Excel as a dBASE IV file.

Reference(s): &quot;Q+E for Microsoft Excel,&quot; version 3.0, pages 115-134
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