DateTime format mismatch on importing from Excel Sheet

Question

I\'m importing data from an Excel sheet on to a DataTable using the following code:

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Answer 1

When linking Excel spreadsheets in MS Access, a problem arises when a column has mixed data types. For example, if the first row in the column is "Text" and the remaining are Numeric, the Numeric fields will be formatted as Text and #Error out. Likewise with Dates and non-Dates mixed in the same column.

There are some nice attempts at answers up there, but here is the simple solution to read these Mixed data types without a data type mismatch error:

Try adding "IMEX=1" to your MS Access SQL, such as:

SELECT Type, Width, Weight

FROM [Excel 8.0;IMEX=1;DATABASE=C:\TEMP\MySpreadsheet.xls].MyExcelTable

Thanks, Brian Jasmer