Re: Please I need Help!

> odbc is just a method used to connect to a database, it is not a database in
> itself. odbc only provides ways for external programs to access a database
> using some standard programming methods.
>
> if the underlying database is access then you can use the built in access
> data import capabilities to read from excel files. or if they are on the
> same machine you can just open each of them and cut/paste your data.
>

I didn't know that thank you clearing that.

Ok I've found out that I'm using an Infomix database and if I save the excel
doc as a flat file I can read it in.

Can you help me with that?

Thanks
.

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