st: Re: ODBC with Excel

["Rodrigo A. Alfaro" <raalfaroa@gmail.com>]

> Thomas wrote:
> I am attempting to automate a routine where a series of Excel
> spreadsheets are downloaded from the internet via Stata and saved in a
> local directory for later analysis.
>
> The files are correctly saved and can be opened in MS Excel 2007.
Did you mean something like this:
copy http://www.univ.edu/data/xls/d101.xls c:\data\xls\d101.xls?

I don't have problem with this sentence, it should work.


R




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Speidel" <thomas@tmbx.com>
To: <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:46 PM
Subject: st: ODBC with Excel



> However, a warning message in Excel indicates the following: "File
> error. Some number formats may have been lost." Once I dismiss the error
> message, the file is correct, including the formats.
>
> When I try to load the Excel file in Stata using .odbc load, I get the
> following error (debug on):
> [Microsoft][ODBC Excel Driver] Reserved error (-5016); there is no
> message for this error.
> [Microsoft][ODBC Excel Driver] Reserved error (-5016); there is no
> message for this error., SQLSTATE=HY000
>
> -Interestingly, if, once I dismiss the error in Excel 2007, I save the
> document and try to load it in Stata, it loads fine without any errors.
> -Changing the odbc driver used when setting up the data source in
> Windows to an earlier one, does not resolve the problem.
> -Because this is part of an automation routine, manually opening each
> Excel document in order to dismiss the error and hitting save, is not a
> sensical option.
> -Windows XP home, Microsoft Office 2007
>
> I know this question has much more to do to MS Excel than Stata, but I
> am wondering if anyone has encountered this problem or if anyone has a
> suggestion or alternate solutions.
>
> Thank you,
> Thomas Speidel
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