access & dbf files

[Guest]

through ESRI software, I export dbf IV files. I can not get an Access database to import these files. But if I bring the files into Excel, save as db III, shorten the name I will be allowed to import. Why?

 

[Guest]

You seem to have done 2 things - shortened the name and converted to db III. Can you tell which solved the problem?

 

[Van T. Dinh]

IIRC, the Import of dbf (IV) only accepts DOS name, 8.3 (could include DOS
path also).

try renaming to DOS name and place it in C:\ and see if you can import. If
you can, experiment from there.

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HTH
Van T. Dinh
MVP (Access)

through ESRI software, I export dbf IV files. I can not get an Access

database to import these files. But if I bring the files into Excel, save as
db III, shorten the name I will be allowed to import. Why?