Microsoft KB Archive/257324

= MapPoint 2001: Leading Zeros Are Truncated When You Import Numeric Data =

Article ID: 257324

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft MapPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft MapPoint 2001 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q257324



SYMPTOMS
When you import numeric data into Microsoft MapPoint 2001, the leading zeros in the data may be truncated.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you import the data in *.csv or *.txt format.



RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, use Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel to open the data file, and then format the numeric data that you want to import into MapPoint 2001 as text.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft MapPoint 2001.

Additional query words: mp2001 map point leftmost zeroes beginning

Keywords: kbdisplay kbfaq kbprb KB257324

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