When you save a Microsoft Excel file to the dBASE (.dbf) file format, only
the list containing the currently selected cell or the area that has a
defined name "database" is saved to the new file. Any data that does not
fall within that range is lost.
Note also that only the selected worksheet in the workbook is saved to the
dBASE file format.
When you save a file to the dBASE file format in Microsoft Excel versions
5.0 or later, only the currently selected list, the list containing the
currently selected cell, or the range with the defined name "database" is
saved. A range on the worksheet that has the defined name "database" will
take precedence over the selected list (that is, the .dbf file will
contain the data from the "database" rather than the data from the
selected list). If no list is found on the worksheet, you receive the
following error message:
No list found. Select a single cell within your list and Microsoft
Excel will select the list for you.
When you save your file to the dBASE file format, options set in the Page
Setup dialog box are lost. For example, if you go to the Page tab in the
Page Setup dialog box and set the scale to 75%, the scale will revert to
100% if you close the file (saving any changes) and reopen it in Microsoft
Excel.
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