Reading Excel file in ODBC - windows 2003 -DataStage 8.1

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lak4u
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Reading Excel file in ODBC - windows 2003 -DataStage 8.1

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Hi,

When I try to read excel file in ODBC I am getting following error,anybody can help please..

Error executing View Data command:##E IIS-DSEE-TOSH-00003 09:25:46(006) <main_program> Syntax error: Error in "odbcread" operator: Expected IO redirection, pipe, semicolon, or end, got: "'[TestTABLE$]'", line 6; text: odbcread

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Post by vmcburney »

So what is TestTABLE$? Is it the name of the spreadsheet or a tab within the spreadsheet? The $ sign might be causing the problem.
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