I installed my old version of Access97 on my W2K PC with WORD2000 and Excel2000. In the external file import dialog the only file extensions available are ODBC and .mdb files. There are no selections for dbf, txt, etc, which were available on my Win98 system with Word97 and Excel97. The install routine shows these file extensions as "already installed", but they don't show up. Is this problem arising from the fact that I have WORD2000 and EXCEL2000 already installed? .... any help would be appreciated.
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Access97 Importing dbf files not available
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This is from an earlier post of mine. This should fix your problem.
This is a problem that can drive you up the wall trying to remedy if you don't know the reason and the fix.
Uninstalling and installing Office or Access is what commonly causes this problem. The problem is you have a .dll file that's not properly registered. You may have more than one, so I will explain how to register the most common ones.
Possible .dll files that need to be reregistered.
1. mstext.dll
2. msexcl35.dll (this is the one giving you the problem)
3. msxbase.dll
4. msltus.dll
Here is how you reregister the .dll files.
First shut down any MS Office programs that are running.
From the Desktop, click the Windows Start Button, choose Find, then Files or Folders.
Type this for the files to be found (with the commas):
regsvr32.exe,mstext35.dll,msexcl35.dll,msxbase.dll,msltus35.dll
Click "Find Now", this will locate the needed files (you may have more than one regsvr32.exe, but this is OK).
Using the window you are viewing, drag and drop each .dll file on top of regsvr32.exe and release it, one at a time. This will reregister each .dll file. You should receive a message say that the registering was successful. After completion you should see these as a choice when you need them.
HTH
RDH Ricky Hicks
ricky@athree.com
This is a problem that can drive you up the wall trying to remedy if you don't know the reason and the fix.
Uninstalling and installing Office or Access is what commonly causes this problem. The problem is you have a .dll file that's not properly registered. You may have more than one, so I will explain how to register the most common ones.
Possible .dll files that need to be reregistered.
1. mstext.dll
2. msexcl35.dll (this is the one giving you the problem)
3. msxbase.dll
4. msltus.dll
Here is how you reregister the .dll files.
First shut down any MS Office programs that are running.
From the Desktop, click the Windows Start Button, choose Find, then Files or Folders.
Type this for the files to be found (with the commas):
regsvr32.exe,mstext35.dll,msexcl35.dll,msxbase.dll,msltus35.dll
Click "Find Now", this will locate the needed files (you may have more than one regsvr32.exe, but this is OK).
Using the window you are viewing, drag and drop each .dll file on top of regsvr32.exe and release it, one at a time. This will reregister each .dll file. You should receive a message say that the registering was successful. After completion you should see these as a choice when you need them.
HTH
RDH Ricky Hicks
ricky@athree.com
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