ADODB recordset in VBA says excel field is empty when it's not

Question

I have an excel sheet I need to import in my Access database. The sheet looks like this:

DATE RECEPTION  DENOMINATION        ITEM N°     QUANTITE RECUE
06/01/2010  DVD-Sex & the City  PCR-PA21550167  5
06/01/2010  DVD-Avatar Natie 2  PCR-PA21550209  10

I then transfer this file into the database using adodb:

Dim rs2 As New ADODB.Recordset
Dim cnn2 As New ADODB.Connection
Dim cmd2 As New ADODB.Command
Dim intField As Integer
Dim strFile As String

strFile = fncOpenFile
If strFile = "" Then Exit Sub

With cnn2
    .Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"
    .ConnectionString = "Data Source=" & strFile& "; " & "Extended Properties=Excel 8.0"
    .Open
End With

Set cmd2.ActiveConnection = cnn2
cmd2.CommandType = adCmdText
cmd2.CommandText = "SELECT * FROM [PCR$]"
rs2.CursorLocation = adUseClient
rs2.CursorType = adOpenDynamic
rs2.LockType = adLockOptimistic

rs2.Open cmd2

While Not rs2.EOF
        strNaam = rs2.Fields(3).Value
Loop

Now my problem: certain fields have text in them. The field value should then be item0001, but it's reportedly NULL

When the field has a regular number it works fine.

The strange thing is: there are other text fields in the sheet and they work FINE.

Answer 1

Be more specific in your Extended Properties portion (and don't omit inner quotes there).

In particular, try Extended Properties="Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes;IMEX=1" to allow mixed numbers&text data.

More details at http://connectionstrings.com/.