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Excel ODBC Import Error "Table 'xxxxx' has no columns and will not be shown"

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Problem

I'm using ODBC to import an Excel spreadsheet into SPSS for Windows. At the 2nd step of the Database Wizard, when I grab the worksheet I want to bring over from the 'Available Tables' box and start to move it to the 'Retrieve fields in this order' box, I get an Error Message pop-up that says "Table 'xxxxxx' has no columns and will not be shown." I know that's not true, and I can open the file in SPSS using File->Open->Data and selecting the .xls file directly. What's wrong?

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20995

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Modified date:
16 April 2020

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