Microsoft KB Archive/92651

ACC1x: Microsoft Excel Custom Date Format Not Detected by Import

Q92651

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The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Access versions 1.0, 1.1
• Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a

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SYMPTOMS

When you import a Microsoft Excel version 4.0 spreadsheet containing custom date formats into a new Microsoft Access version 1.x table, Microsoft Access gives the fields Double data types, instead of Date/Time data types.

STATUS

This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. Create a new Microsoft Excel version 4.0 spreadsheet.
2. Enter a date in cell A1.
3. Assign a date format, such as mmmm/dd/yyyy, to the cell.
4. Import the spreadsheet to Microsoft Access. Note that the date is formatted as a Number data type instead of a Date/Time data type.

REFERENCES

For more information about importing Microsoft Excel data, search for "Excel" using the Microsoft Access Help menu.

Keywords : kbinterop
Issue type : kbprb
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