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When importing a spreadsheet into Access, how do you prevent Excel from auto assigning a data field type?
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When I import an Excel worksheet into Access, it automatically assigns each column a data type based on what is in the first couple of rows and independent of what the Access table field type is.
In my case I have a worksheet I'm importing using the TransferSpreadsheet command but when it imports the data, one of the columns fails to import and yields a "Type Conversion Failure". The field is formatted as "General" in Excel and as "Short Text" in Access 2016. If I format all the data in Excel as text then it imports okay.
The first few entries are numbers so it appears Excel assumes the whole column data type is numerical and any non-numeric entries generates the import error table with the Type Conversion Failure entries.
My question is : Is there a way to prevent Excel from auto-assigning a field data type and causing data loss when importing to Access? Or do I have to manually change the data in Excel to prevent that from happening?
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When I import an Excel worksheet into Access, it automatically assigns each column a data type based on what is in the first couple of rows and independent of what the Access table field type is.
In my case I have a worksheet I'm importing using the TransferSpreadsheet command but when it imports the data, one of the columns fails to import and yields a "Type Conversion Failure". The field is formatted as "General" in Excel and as "Short Text" in Access 2016. If I format all the data in Excel as text then it imports okay.
The first few entries are numbers so it appears Excel assumes the whole column data type is numerical and any non-numeric entries generates the import error table with the Type Conversion Failure entries.
My question is : Is there a way to prevent Excel from auto-assigning a field data type and causing data loss when importing to Access? Or do I have to manually change the data in Excel to prevent that from happening?
microsoft-excel vba microsoft-access import
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what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago
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When I import an Excel worksheet into Access, it automatically assigns each column a data type based on what is in the first couple of rows and independent of what the Access table field type is.
In my case I have a worksheet I'm importing using the TransferSpreadsheet command but when it imports the data, one of the columns fails to import and yields a "Type Conversion Failure". The field is formatted as "General" in Excel and as "Short Text" in Access 2016. If I format all the data in Excel as text then it imports okay.
The first few entries are numbers so it appears Excel assumes the whole column data type is numerical and any non-numeric entries generates the import error table with the Type Conversion Failure entries.
My question is : Is there a way to prevent Excel from auto-assigning a field data type and causing data loss when importing to Access? Or do I have to manually change the data in Excel to prevent that from happening?
microsoft-excel vba microsoft-access import
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When I import an Excel worksheet into Access, it automatically assigns each column a data type based on what is in the first couple of rows and independent of what the Access table field type is.
In my case I have a worksheet I'm importing using the TransferSpreadsheet command but when it imports the data, one of the columns fails to import and yields a "Type Conversion Failure". The field is formatted as "General" in Excel and as "Short Text" in Access 2016. If I format all the data in Excel as text then it imports okay.
The first few entries are numbers so it appears Excel assumes the whole column data type is numerical and any non-numeric entries generates the import error table with the Type Conversion Failure entries.
My question is : Is there a way to prevent Excel from auto-assigning a field data type and causing data loss when importing to Access? Or do I have to manually change the data in Excel to prevent that from happening?
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what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago
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what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago
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what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago
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You have two choices to handle the issue:
Option 1:
- Before Import Sheet to Access, select entire database (Excel Data Range) and set Cell format type TEXT.
Then after if you Import you find all Columns has only one Data Type is TEXT.
Option 2:
Make a Table in Access and then Import the
Sheet using option Append Copy Of The Records
To Table.
Select the Access Table , finish with Ok.
Access will skip Field Type Selection.
answered 16 hours ago
Rajesh SRajesh S
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If you are able to sort the file you are importing, and sort it in descending order, it will place values with text at the top of the file. The datatype will not be determined incorrectly and should succeed for you.
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You have two choices to handle the issue:
Option 1:
- Before Import Sheet to Access, select entire database (Excel Data Range) and set Cell format type TEXT.
Then after if you Import you find all Columns has only one Data Type is TEXT.
Option 2:
Make a Table in Access and then Import the
Sheet using option Append Copy Of The Records
To Table.
Select the Access Table , finish with Ok.
Access will skip Field Type Selection.
answered 16 hours ago
Rajesh SRajesh S
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You have two choices to handle the issue:
Option 1:
- Before Import Sheet to Access, select entire database (Excel Data Range) and set Cell format type TEXT.
Then after if you Import you find all Columns has only one Data Type is TEXT.
Option 2:
Make a Table in Access and then Import the
Sheet using option Append Copy Of The Records
To Table.
Select the Access Table , finish with Ok.
Access will skip Field Type Selection.
answered 16 hours ago
Rajesh SRajesh S
4,4282724
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You have two choices to handle the issue:
Option 1:
- Before Import Sheet to Access, select entire database (Excel Data Range) and set Cell format type TEXT.
Then after if you Import you find all Columns has only one Data Type is TEXT.
Option 2:
Make a Table in Access and then Import the
Sheet using option Append Copy Of The Records
To Table.
Select the Access Table , finish with Ok.
Access will skip Field Type Selection.
answered 16 hours ago
Rajesh SRajesh S
4,4282724
You have two choices to handle the issue:
Option 1:
- Before Import Sheet to Access, select entire database (Excel Data Range) and set Cell format type TEXT.
Then after if you Import you find all Columns has only one Data Type is TEXT.
Option 2:
Make a Table in Access and then Import the
Sheet using option Append Copy Of The Records
To Table.
Select the Access Table , finish with Ok.
Access will skip Field Type Selection.
answered 16 hours ago
Rajesh SRajesh S
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If you are able to sort the file you are importing, and sort it in descending order, it will place values with text at the top of the file. The datatype will not be determined incorrectly and should succeed for you.
answered 19 hours ago
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If you are able to sort the file you are importing, and sort it in descending order, it will place values with text at the top of the file. The datatype will not be determined incorrectly and should succeed for you.
answered 19 hours ago
datatoodatatoo
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If you are able to sort the file you are importing, and sort it in descending order, it will place values with text at the top of the file. The datatype will not be determined incorrectly and should succeed for you.
answered 19 hours ago
datatoodatatoo
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If you are able to sort the file you are importing, and sort it in descending order, it will place values with text at the top of the file. The datatype will not be determined incorrectly and should succeed for you.
answered 19 hours ago
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what is the exact error message for the " throw up an error on import" part?
– p._phidot_
2 days ago
Good question, my wording was a little vague. I've edited it for clarity. What it did was generate the import error table with those entries that were type conversion failures. It imports the rest of the table okay.
– ChrisTech
2 days ago