Excel XP - Text file import

[Jim Jackson]

I am trying to import a text file into an Excel XP
worksheet, every time I attempt this I get the error 'The
file may be read only or I may be trying to access a read
only location'. I can import the same text file to an
Excel 2000 worksheet with no problems! Is there a
security filter running somewhere in the background in
Excel XP? Whats my problem? Can someone help!!!

 

[Dave Peterson]

I've never seen this and don't know what causes it. But there was just a recent
post that had the same problem. But their file was on a network drive. When it
was copied to a local drive, the import worked ok.

(From a completely naive standpoint, it sounded more like a network (operating
system) problem to me.)

If your file is on a network drive, you may want to try importing from a local
drive.