getting an Unexpected error from external database driver (1) when importing data from excel to access

Question

I have a 2010 Excel file with a sheet that spans 34864 rows and 1387 columns. I\'m trying to import it into Access 2010 with

Answer 1

Save your Excel sheet to a 'Comma delimited' .CSV file, and then upload it as Text File. For me, this works fine.

The problem is that in .xls(x) all kind of lay-out issues are present. Converting it into .CSV removes all lay-out related mark up and converts in into 'raw' data.

all the best!