MSQUERY: Adding Table Is Slow with MS Excel ODBC Driver

 Last reviewed: September 13, 1996
Article ID: Q155010
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Query for Windows 95, version 2.0

SYMPTOMS

When you add a table to the table pane in Microsoft Query, the computer may appear to stop responding (hang), and the "busy" mouse pointer, or hour glass, appears on the screen.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when the following conditions are true:

  • You are using the Microsoft Excel Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver to access data from Microsoft Query.

    -and-

  • There are 2000 or more records (rows) in the table.

NOTE: If you continue waiting, Microsoft Query adds the table and displays the table in the table pane. The time Microsoft Query takes to perform this action may vary.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save the Microsoft Excel file in an alternative file format and use the corresponding ODBC driver. For example, save the file in the dBase III or IV (.dbf), Text (.txt), or CSV (.csv), formats.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post more information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

REFERENCES

"Getting Results with Microsoft Excel for Windows 95," version 7.0, page 119

For more information about retrieving data from lists and external databases with Microsoft Query, click Answer Wizard on the Help menu and type: 

   retrieving data from lists and external databases with Microsoft Query

KBCategory: kbusage kbtool
KBSubcategory: xlwin

Additional reference words: 2.00 7.00




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Last reviewed: September 13, 1996
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