[OKGIS] FYI for DBF Users

[Robert Stokes]

Anyone else come across this?

If you are preparing to venture into the MS Office 2007 world anytime
soon, be wary if your business rules utilize DBF files...
At 2007, you will need MS Access to create DBF files, MS Excel no longer
writes them!

Deprecated features for Excel 2007
		the following formats can't be opened or saved in Excel
2007... 
		WK1 (1-2-3) 
		WK4 (1-2-3) 
		WKS (1-2-3) 
		WK3,(1-2-3) 
		WK1,FMT(1-2-3) 
		DBF 2 (dBASE II) 
		WQ1 (Quattro Pro/DOS) 
		WK3,FM3(1-2-3) 
		Microsoft Excel Chart (.xlc) 
		WK1,ALL(1-2-3)

		list of files that can be opened, but not saved: 
		Microsoft Excel 2.1 Worksheet 
		Microsoft Excel 2.1 Macro 
		Microsoft Excel 3.0 Worksheet 
		Microsoft Excel 3.0 Macro 
		Microsoft Excel 4.0 Worksheet 
		Microsoft Excel 4.0 Macro 
		Microsoft Excel 97- Excel 2003 & 5.0/95 Workbook 
		Microsoft Excel 4.0 Workbook 
		DBF 3 (dBASE III) 
		DBF 4 (dBASE IV)

		
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Robert Stokes
President, Topographic Mapping Company

Topographic, Inc.
6709 N. Classen Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Office: 405-843-4847
Cell: 405-570-9240
Fax: 405-843-0975
www.topographic.com

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