Data sources you can import or link
| Data source | Version or format supported |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Access database | 2.0, 7.0/95, 8.0/97, 9.0/2000, 10.0/Access 2002, Access 2003 |
| Microsoft Access project | 9.0/2000, 10.0/Access 2002, Access 2003 |
| dBASE | III, IV, and 5; and 7 (Linking requires updated ISAM drivers available from Microsoft Technical Support) |
| Microsoft Excel spreadsheets | 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 7.0/95, 8.0/97, 9.0/2000, 10.0/Excel 2002, and Excel 2003 |
| Paradox, Paradox for Microsoft Windows | 3.x, 4.x, and 5.0; and 8.0 (Linking requires updated ISAM drivers available from Microsoft Technical Support) |
| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services | 2.0 |
| Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets (Linking is read-only) | .wks, .wk1, .wk3, and .wk4 |
| Microsoft Exchange | All versions |
| Delimited text files | All character sets |
| Fixed-width text files | All character sets |
| HTML | 1.0 (if a list) 2.0, 3.x (if a table or list) |
| XML Documents | All versions (import only) |
| SQL tables, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, and data from other programs and databases that support the ODBC protocol | Visual FoxPro 2.x, 3.0, 5.0, and 6.x (import only)
For an up-to-date list of supported ODBC drivers, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base. |