Some Special Characters Are Changed in Imported Files (111397)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q111397 SUMMARY
In Microsoft Excel, the data source character set for various file types
is not available in the Open dialog box (from the File menu, choose Open).
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You cannot specify the character set when you open a file in Microsoft
Excel. For instance, dBASE files will always be imported using the ASCII
character set, and FoxPro for Windows will generate ANSI-DBF files. As a
result of this automatic character formatting, some special characters may
be lost or displayed incorrectly. For example, international characters,
such as French and German accent marks, may be converted to their
corresponding characters in default character set.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/15/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB111397 |
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