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Posted Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:56:48 GMT by adacovsk
Hi,

I'm reading the manual right now and it says I should be able to import xls and xlsx through a window "Open MS Excel Worksheet" through the maps tab. It seems that MS Access filetypes can be imported, but not MS Excel. Am I missing something?

Edit: Upon further investigation in the FEFLOW 6.2 Help, it mentions:

[quote]Either Microsoft Office or the Microsoft Access database engine needs to be installed to be able to use this format. An installation of 64-bit Microsoft component only allows 64-bit FEFLOW to support this file format, while the 32-bit Microsoft installation will enableb the feature in both 32-bit and 64-bit FEFLOW.[/quote]

This Microsoft Access database engine can be located [url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/download/details.aspx?id=13255]here[/url]. This allows me to utilize MS Access files, but still does not give me the option to import xls and xlsx in the "Files as type" pulldown (see attachment), even if I go to "All Maps".

Thanks,

Adam
Posted Mon, 13 Jan 2014 07:44:15 GMT by Denim Umeshkumar Anajwala
I am afraid that the help system is wrong with this respect - it will be corrected with the next patch. The Microsoft Access database engine only enables the Access formats; for using Excel files, you will need an Office installation. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Posted Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:48:52 GMT by adacovsk
Do I require I licensed copy of MS Office or can I get away with just having it installed but unlicensed? Perhaps a similar file like Excel Viewer or a compatibility pack, or another method for supporting Excel in the future?

Adam
Posted Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:01:53 GMT by Denim Umeshkumar Anajwala
As far as we know you'd need a licensed copy. We're not aware of a free option at the moment.

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