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Have you run the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)? Did you find it too easy? Do you wish you could challenge yourself a bit more? Well, legendary runner and five-times UTMB champion Lizzy Hawker has created just the thing for you! With an extra 1500m ascent and terrain that should have no place on a 100-mile trail race, the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa is the hardest race no-one’s heard about. In early September Cicerone’s Joe Williams gave it a go.
It’s 3am, it’s 110km/68 miles in and I am still following the 100-year-old military mule track up the 2738m Colle del Thurlo (Thurlo Pass). I’ve been on this climb for two hours already and the end is nowhere in sight. Every time I catch a glimpse of the peaks silhouetted against the sparkling night sky, I think I’m close to the top. But this happy feeling is dashed as soon as I round a corner and spot the faint headlamp of the runner ahead of me, way, way up above. Thankfully, the angle of the path is not severe like it typically has been on this route; the paved slabs allow a good walking stride.
This is a 1600m-long ascent; not even one of the longest of the race (there are two monstrous 1700m climbs). My entire existence has closed in on this climb… up, up, still up.
As my cheap Casio watch clicks past the hour, I tuck my poles under my arm and fish out a waffle from my pack’s side pocket. It is stiff and cold, nearly frozen in the night air. This will be the 22nd waffle I’ve eaten so far (with the 22nd Tracker bar coming up in 30 minutes’ time), and it will not be the last. I chew it down; unappetising, but my stomach absorbs it. At least I can rely on my stomach to perform well.
This is more than can be said for the rest of me. My legs have had no climbing power since the first climb; the long ascents at first were miserable. Why am I so weak? But after 16 hours, 79km/49 miles and meeting Caroline and Maddy (my phenomenal Italian crew) in Gressoney, I have accepted it. Now, my slow climbing pace is not a problem – slow and steady, you’re a tortoise – and I am more peaceful.
My feet are as you might expect at this point in the race: a few blisters and some maceration, but holding together. They simply hurt. The insect bite I received on the back of my knee just 13 minutes after the race started (yesterday, by this point) still itches, but there’s nothing to do about it.
But why complain? Complaining at mile 68 of a 105-mile race can do no good whatsoever! So I return my attention to the eating, the drinking, the motivational self-talk – keep chipping away, fastest minimum velocity – and wondering about when the f*** this climb will come to an end.
I have been planning for this race for many months. The logistics are in place for the crew. They know where to drive, where to sleep and where to meet me. The food supplies are all bagged up. I have my clothing and equipment pared down to the effective minimum. My training, although not impressive or high mileage, has at least been consistent. I have practiced extensively with my planned clothing, equipment and nutrition.
Equally important, I have worked hard at the psychological preparation. I know it will hurt.
I know there will come a point where I have to overcome the desire to walk when my quads are screaming at me. I know there will be problems and that I’ll have to solve them on my own. I know I will have to fight the desperate desire to sleep. I have been building my psychological ‘fortress’ for weeks, strengthening its walls and stockpiling it with weapons and ammunition. Under the advice of my coach Paul Tierney, this has been a deliberate act of mental preparation, not just hoping that I’ll be ‘tough enough’ on the day.
Arriving in Grächen (race HQ) five days before the race allowed Caroline and I to get in some gentle acclimatisation by climbing the Allalinhorn (4027m). It was great to walk slowly up the peak, enjoy the climbing partnership and the Britannia Hutte, and forget about the race for a moment. Then, after a couple of days of resting, it was time to pick up my bib number and have my equipment checked by the race organisation.
With significant relief, the top of the Colle del Thurlo finally comes. The military track slips through a narrow crack in the ridge and begins to descend. I now have a simple 1500m descent to Macugnaga (or Maconcagua as it became known) where I will see Caroline and Maddy for breakfast and start the second day’s running. On this descent I have in my mind two conflicting pieces of advice: my dad described it to me with little in the way of flattery, whereas Fastpacking author Lily Dyu had assured me I’d love it. Well, as it turned out, I didn’t love it. Not one bit! The gently angled paved slabs are fine to run on at first, but as I lose height, they become more and more slippery as the surrounding vegetation encroaches. Then the angle steepens and the stones become lethal. After skating around for a long time, I finally resign myself to just walking after I catapult myself off into the bushes head-first (thankfully without harm). The Nike Wildhorse shoes I’m wearing, although protective and comfortable for the long haul, have diabolical grip on wet rock.
I curse the soldiers from 100 years ago for their mule track, until it finally comes to an end 5km outside Macugnaga.
Furthermore, I have to stop during this descent to – how should I put this – attend to some chafing issues. It has been a long night and I’m very much looking forward to seeing my supporters.
I’m welcomed into the Macugnaga aid station by two volunteers and Caroline and Maddy. There are no other runners to be seen. I grab some wet wipes, Bodyglide, fresh clothes and head to the toilet to change. Returning, I wolf down some soup while Maddy attends to my feet. I have four blisters that she cleans and tapes carefully. Caroline tells me that I’m doing well and that there aren’t many runners ahead of me. At 125km/77 miles, we are now at the business end of the race, but ahead of me is an absolute beast of a climb: the infamous Monte Moro Pass, with 1700m of ascent.
And off I go, onto the last major climb of a race that has been characterised by major climbs. There have been 2000m descents, too. And tiny trails steeper than I had dared to train for. There have been streams to ford, mud to splatter through, rockfall to keep an eye out for and glaciers to cross. There has been heat, driving wind, snow, hail and heavy rain.
But there have also been glorious descents, epic views of 4000m peaks and the Matterhorn to run underneath. There has been wonderful camaraderie between the runners (all highly experienced and competent). And then there was the overwhelming sight that greeted me at the top of the Passo dei Salati in the middle of the night: millions of shimmering lights 100km away – Milan and the vast plains of northern Italy.
As the hillside rises up towards the pass I calculate that I’ve been on the go for 28 hours. I also begin to sense that my mind is beginning to slip towards the subconscious and dreaming. Like the UTMB two years ago, there are no hallucinations, instead it’s an invasion of the subconscious. I am certain that another runner is right behind me; as long as they are behind me they have some kind of mystical Monte Moro power. Taking a sip of coke alleviates the strangeness for a while and I battle upwards. My comfortable refrain, slow and steady, has lost its power and the climb takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to surmount. The rifugio below the pass itself is a welcoming bliss of warmth, food and kind-hearted and helpful volunteers (this aid station was staffed by the team from On Running, one of the event’s sponsors). Knowing I had to press on, I hurriedly left the cabin and tackled the final few metres up to the astonishing golden Madonna, which crowns the summit of the pass.
When studying the maps and profile before the race, I had identified the following section as being crucial. Here is where I would summon my reserves and give it everything until the end. The terrain is theoretically runnable until Saas Fee (the 149km/92 mile point), so I am determined to try to run. But it’s far easier said than done.
At this point, almost everything in my body hurts, and hurts even more when running rather than walking. There’s no point in listing the muscles or joints that hurt; it would be quicker to list the body parts that don’t hurt!
So I make an agreement with myself that I will alternate running and fast walking. Each time I break into a run I start counting to 60 paces. At around 20 paces the desire to switch to walking is almost overwhelming, but I force myself to continue until a minute is up. So much for fast running through to the end!
Then, at 138km/85 miles, as I begin to descend a section of steep trail, I feel a shooting pain in my right knee. Using it to lower down onto my left leg is painful. Taking a medium-to-large step up with the right leg is painful. Running is painful. Flat, non-technical walking is ok. I keep pushing for a while, hoping that it will go away. But after about 30 minutes I have to accept that the knee is ruined for the rest of the race. It will be a walk to the finish. And not an easy walk, either; my dad had warned me that the 20km/13 mile section from Saas Fee (the aid station I’m approaching) to Hannigalp (the final aid station, 3km before the finish) contains some of the steepest, roughest and most dangerous terrain of the whole race. It also includes over 1500m of ascent. Knowing this, I am flip-flopping between two choices: quit or continue. As my brain debates the merits of each option, I still make sure I look after myself, so I attend to a blister, and keep eating and drinking. As I near Saas Fee, I have been walking for what feels like hours. And still no runner has come past me! I get my phone out to try to communicate my woes to my family; agh, no service. I know they will see on the GPS tracker that I have slowed down. I know they might be worried.
I trail off, lacking the cognitive function to form a comeback argument. Damn, I’ve blown my chance of dropping out! On the final stretch before reaching the aid station I had decided that I would clearly present the problem to my crew and they would make the decision as to whether I should drop out or keep going. I not-so-secretly hoped that they would ask me to stop for health reasons and I would be spared the final agonising miles. But I knew deeper down that there wasn’t anything actually stopping me from continuing. Yes, the knee hurt and I had to adapt each step to account for it, but I could still make progress, albeit very slowly. It might take many hours but I could get to the finish line.
At the Saas Fee aid station, it is all hands on deck. A first aider works on my blistered feet, Caroline repacks my bag with enough food for a long trudge to the finish, Maddy reapplies suncream to my arms and legs, and my parents attend to the dozens of other jobs that needed doing.
I feel terrible, but perhaps now accept the fact that I can finish, even if it takes me many hours and into the second night.
The shadows are lengthening and the glaciers of the surrounding peaks are beginning to turn pink. It’s a very beautiful alpine evening. I begin to hope that I am past the worst of the terrain and that the Hannigalp aid station will come into sight soon. The previous five hours have been more of a psychological battle than a physical one. Thankfully, on this section, there are no places to drop out, no easy shortcuts down onto a road to get a lift back to the finish. The only option is to press on across the never-ending succession of valleys and ridges, the constant 20m steep uphills and the subsequent 20m steep downhills. The necessity of walking is deeply frustrating. Every hour or so another runner passes me with ease. But I have shut off any competitive instinct in lieu of the goal of just finishing. In a way, it is nice to be passed by others; for a 10-hour stretch earlier on this second day I had seen no other runners whatsoever. I had almost forgotten that I was even in a race!
My brain is going strange again, too. I wonder what it would be like if I imagine faces among the rocks of the path; without much encouragement I’m able to visualise scary, evil faces in the dirt. Don’t do that Joe. No good to come of that. I snap out of it by taking a sip of coke. My focus on looking after my right knee means I am concentrating on setting myself up for the ideal height step up or down with it. Each time I achieve the ideal step, I’m a bit proud of myself; it has become a game. After several hours I also realise that, if the angle is just right, I can walk/shuffle/jog gentle downhills without the aid of my poles. In fact, this is more comfortable and faster without poles. Curiously, in my addled brain, this method of locomotion is called Ben. I’m not joined by someone called Ben when I move like this, but Ben is what I think about. It’s a personified way of moving. I take another sip of coke and regain some clarity. We’ve gotta finish soon… things are getting weird.
Determined to go as fast as I can in the final minutes before the finish, I start running again. It’s desperately painful and I let out a whimper occasionally, but the pain is acceptable because I can now see the lights of the town, the church and the finish below. The blissful ‘600m to go to the finish’ sign is passed, and I can now begin to believe that it is over. I’m desperate for it to end, desperate to just stop. Finally, I see the finishing banner, and it all becomes clear: I have completed the circuit of the Monte Rosa massif, and I’m back where I started yesterday morning, nearly 41 hours ago.
Everything is different and everything is the same. I have been everywhere and nowhere.
Stepping over the Nepalese prayer flags that mark the finish line I cannot hold back the tears. Richard and Lizzy put my finisher’s scarf, medal and pen knife around my neck and congratulate me. Turning my head to my right I see Caroline, Maddy and my parents. The last seven hours have been more of a worry for them than for me. Caroline and Maddy drove 1000km and barely slept to look after me. Who knows, but without all of them I doubt I would have finished. After some minutes of sitting, Caroline helps me back to the chalet where pizza, a shower and a bed await.
After a fitful sleep, I return to the finish line the next day to cheer in the final runners. Some run in, waving flags, shouting and screaming, ecstatic with their race. Others walk slowly over the line, a faraway look in their eyes, drained to their very core. Sometimes a 100km race or 4-stage race runner crosses the line, running fluidly and looking fresh; a marked contrast to the 100-mile warriors returning from their long battles. Chatting with fellow runners who I’d shared some time with on the trails, we all remark that the Ultra Tour Monte Rosa is significantly harder than the UTMB in many ways. This race clearly deserves to get a reputation as one of the hardest mountain races in the world.
The UTMR race follows the route of the Tour of Monte Rosa, a classic nine day trek. Having run the race, I plan on returning some time to fastpack the route over a few more relaxed days, staying in the huts along the way.
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Red Bull Arena today announced that it will be host to an international friendly match between the three time Italian Serie A champions AS Roma and El Salvador National Team on Friday, July 27 at 8pm ET.
Tickets to the AS Roma vs. El Salvador match will go on sale to all Red Bulls Full Season Ticket holders, Red Bulls Stampede Memberships cardholders as well as AS Roma season subscribers in an exclusive presale on Tuesday, July 3. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 5 at 10:00 AM at www.newyorkredbulls.com.
El Salvador’s national team, led byUruguayan coach Ruben Israel, is currently in the midst of its 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign competing in CONCACAF’s Group B with Mexico, Costa Rica and Guyana.
Tickets for the AS Roma vs. El Salvador on Friday, July 27 at 8:00PM at Red Bull Arena will be available by calling 1.877.RBSOCCER or logging onto www.newyorkredbulls.com starting Thursday, July 5, 2012.

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Today after updating to the linux-image-3.13.0-65-generic 3.13.0-65 Kernel on Lubuntu 14.04.3 LTS two different programs that rely on PySerial quit working. miniterm.py and my ROS (Robot Operating System) based Python node quit working.
When rebooted and selected 3.13.0-63-generic via GRUB everything worked again.
Here are the steps to create the issue with miniterm.py, note that you need something connected via a USB to Serial adapter for this to work. I am working with a Parallax Activity Board, but an Arduino should also exhibit the same behavior.
Reverting to the 3.13.0-63 kernel allows miniterm.py and other Python Serial based programs to work normally.
Similar issue here - i own a RFXTRX device which internally uses a FTDI USB/serial converter. After update to kernel 3.13.0-65, the software which uses the RFXTRX device ( FHEM ) stops working and hangs while reading from it.
but I don't know how long these things take to go "live".
Broke Python serial with RFCOMM bluetooth binding.
Problem occured also when using Qt's QSerialPort.
QSerialPort::waitforReadyRead() returns true, bute QSerialPort::readAll() returns no data.
Downgrading kernel version to 3.13.0-63 'fixed' the problem.
I also found it first in PySerial, but it affects everything down to the underlying poll() implementation. Demo C code is attached (compile with -Wall -std=gnu99). Under -63 the poll() call blocks for the 1 second it's supposed to, a ping is sent once a second, and if you short pins 2-3 of the serial port the ping loops back and the code starts running I/O bound; pinging as fast as it can until you remove the screwdriver.
Under -65 poll() returns immediately even with nothing to read and the console I/O is the only thing restraining the process.
In short, this is a driver bug, not a Python specific thing, and most likely breaks any code that relies on select, poll, or epoll for serial I/O.
I can confirm that 3.13.0-63 kernel works.
If you rely on this functionality, editing GRUB_DEFAULT to something like "Advanced options for Ubuntu>Ubuntu, with Linux 3.13.0-63-generic" is a graceful way to downgrade kernel in the interim. You can list available kernels with "cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg | grep menuentry". Just run update-grub to apply, then reboot. I'd then recommend subscribing to this bug for updates so you don't forget to revert grub settings once it's fixed.
I didn't have 3.13.0-63 available on my system until I manually installed the packages (linux-headers-3.13.0-63 linux-headers-3.13.0-63-generic linux-image-3.13.0-63-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-63-generic linux-signed-image-3.13.0-63-generic).
I have found the "serial" library no longer works in Python.2.7. I discovered this when using Python to read and parse a serial stream from my Arduino Uno based weather station. The Arduino listens in on 433MHz signals from my Oregon Scientific weather station sensors and sends a stream of weather data every minute to the web server via a USB/Serial inerface. The web server has worked well with this system 24/7 for the last 5-6 years and suddenly it is broken on the upgrade to 3.13.0-65-generic kernel. Downgrading the Kernel to 3.13.0-63-generic has worked for me and also I am using Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS as XUbuntu.
Whether it is a problem with Ubuntu or Python or Arduino, I don't know as the latter two may have problems with how the serial interface is initiated or maintained, and the Ubuntu may just have a higher specification now that they can't deal with.
However my Arduino IDE downloads programs and 'listens' to the serial stream from the Uno with 3.13.0-65-generic Ok, So my suspicions is the broken bit is between the kernel and Python???
I concur with the poster above who considers this a bug in the serial port driver or possibly in the kernel's poll() or select() function. For the time being our organization has a policy to not upgrade to any new kernels till this issue is resolved.
We consider this a very very bad bug in the OS... We have been loyal Ubuntu users since 2008 (Ubuntu 8.04) and have been very happy with the distro... I hope that the kernel developers consider this a HIGH PRIORITY issue and repair it by the next kernel release.
I agree with @rob-gaddi, this appears to be a driver bug. I am running a C application called tunslip, which is provided as part of the Contiki OS distro. select() indicates there are bytes available on &rset even when this is not the case. A subsequent fread() on the serial device returns zero bytes, resulting in an exception.
Seems to be fixed in 3.13.0-66.107, which is available for Ubuntu 14.04 now.
> Same here. Could not reproduce the issue on 3.13.0-66.108 any more.
> based Python node quit working.
> need something connected via a USB to Serial adapter for this to work.
> also exhibit the same behavior.
> Serial based programs to work normally.
Confirmed. Bug's gone with kernel upgrade to 3.13.0-66.108. Thanks! Can we close this?
I can confirm that my Weather sensors->Arduino->USB->(Python+Apache+XUbuntu) serial communication is back to reporting my weather 24/7 as normal. Your assistance in fixing this quickly for us is greatly appreciated.
recreate what caused so I wud not want the thread to be closed as yet.
This bug is back in kernel 4.8 series. I'm seeing it in pyserial, using the Cura 2.4 application, on current Ubuntu 16.04 LTS install.

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On this proud occasion of the 15th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Commonwealth of Dominica and the Peoples Republic of China, born out of our nation’s recognition and support of the One China Policy, the United Workers Party congratulates the Government and people of Dominica, and the Government and people of the Peoples Republic of China.
The Dominica-China relationship is one of the most important pillars of our foreign relations and we are deeply grateful to the Government and People of China for the many contributions made so far to our national development.
During this fifteen year partnership, we have witnessed very commendable development of the bilateral relationship and fruitful cooperation in many fields. Specifically, our country has benefitted immensely from the many capital projects which have enhanced our infrastructure for better social services and sustainable economic growth. The focus on human resource development has trained hundreds of Dominicans at tertiary level, and the people-to-people exchanges have fostered closeness among our peoples and better appreciation and understanding of the cultural attributes of both countries.
The Peoples Republic has been very attentive to our extreme vulnerability to natural disasters and on behalf of the people of Dominica we express our heartfelt gratitude to China for its timely and generous commitments following the passage of Tropical Storm Erika in 2015, and the devastating onslaught of Hurricane Maria in 2017. These caring acts of solidarity during our hours of need underscore the integrity of the friendship we have been privileged to develop with the largest nation on earth.
We look forward to further consolidation of our bilateral relations during the next fifteen years and greater cooperation in tandem with our aspiration for social and economic transformation.
Long live the Peoples Republic of China! Long live our Nature Island, our Isle of Beauty! Long Live the Dominica-China relationship.
Mr. Linton Sir I believe that it was some time in 2017, that you claimed Dominica was on the Edge of a precipice under the Leadership of PM Skerrit and his Government. And all I am reading from your supporters is that nothing has been done in regards to economic and social development for the past 20 years.
Now you come back here with that message above, with all sorts of applauses–pertaining to that 15-year relationship with China–Sir what are you saying; what are you doing as a political Leader?
Well if you have decided to make a UTurn, from the darkness into the light, it will take 5 years to complete that turn and five more years to walk circumspectly in the light if you must completely overcome the darkness–or give it all up.
But stop with this back and forth medley, the dance is not good for you, and most certainly bad for Dominica and her “God-fearing people” May we continue in growth by His Grace, slowly but surely.
sounds like the first man to be placed in the China Dominica friendship cemetery.
Politics is politicking. Is the next election u want to win.oh u start to open your eyes.. Good start.
The Honourable Lennox Linton nor the United Workers Party (UWP) have been against the People’s Republic of China (PRC). There are elements in both the UWP, the Dominica Labour Party (DLP) and the Dominica Freedom Party (DFP) who have not supported the establishment of Diplomatic Relations with the PRC.
You can say what ever you want but I am not convinced the the right honorable Lenox Linton wrote that statement.
You can believe what you want of course but I know Lennox does not need a speech writer like Dr.Dr. Skerrit.
Linton, message or statements means nothing to me or to anyone, for a start Linton uses simple words not even he understands what does that tells you and I another thing any so-called political leader that goes collecting money in a hat says something about the person.
What disrespect, what illiteracy, what an insult, it shows to tell us that this so called jack … Man Bites Dog is not of any intelligence, let alone to comprehend and comment on issue that are far beyond him.
It is now obvious that Man Bites Dogs, is scared of the intellectual of Hon Lennox \Linton and his blind loyalty to failed inept Odd Minister Skerrit. This is a very damning statement above referring to Hon Linton. The Labour Party must now stand tall, prove their worth and kick this barking dog out of your company, there ate fleas running about. Labour should no longer have this leach tied on the neck of this Man Bites Dogs. Hypocritical idiots, illiterate Man. No wonder that this corrupt Labour government is stained fleas form an bites Dogs al over its corrupt incompetent behaviour.
Lennox is speaking on both sides of is mouth now is thanking the China policy he once criticized.
Well I never! The old people used to say if they lived long enough they would see “plenty” things! Well, we certainly are seeing and hearing plenty things!
I guess the next thing we’ll hear is how much the CBS – 60 minutes mail order CBI has contributed to Dominica’s development. I thought nothing was happening in Dominica? So now we have reaped tremendous benefits from Skerrit’s visionary diplomatic relations with China? Guess some of us were walking with our eyes closed!
On another note, if almost everything the government is doing has suddenly got on to you people’s to do list, then what would be the value of the change, particularly after the government has in the midst of so much mauvais lang worked so hard to obtain the resources and set the stage for further development of the country?
Why should people who worked hard at only one mission – “to destroy the country”, now be rewarded with the fruits of the determination and effort of other people? Tell me!
Barbara, I am sorry, but you making no sense. I just dont understand what you are asking or hoping to ask. What development? Let me advise you that I am within the system and we lack vision, leadership, opportunity etc.
Our farmers are crying, our hucksters too. Children are crying, within the civil service we just observe and shut up and at he end of the day, we go have a nice drink to wash our concerns away. We just there pushing paper and this government lacks leadership ad vison and know not how to development Domininca in anyway possible. We need change from this inept failed Skerrit Corrupt failed Labour government. So many passports sold, no one knows who has or where has the money gone and to whom?
The thing , this corrupt Labour government is a failure ad no not where to turn and what to do. We need them, with failed Skerrit out ASAP, so we await the elections. We have considered strongly and profoundly for Hon Linton to take the realms of Prme Minister & his UWP Team.
Wow! Lennox Linton has matured! I know there are many things you wanted to say Mr Linton but you realize that this is not the time and you have many other opportunities to voice your opinion on other relevant matters. I applaud you for heeding to the call for a change in your approach, it shows maturity, it shows you are ready to lead. Continue to bring to light important matters to us in the right forum at the right time. Congratulations MR Linton, I am impressed. IF this was not an anonymous forum all would know that it takes much to impress me from the opposition, but you did!
The Chinese are pragmatic people and plan long term. It should be obvious now that Mr. Linton has their backing. This is nothing personal but they need stability and mutual trust, which needs improvement according to China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in his congratulatory message to Francine Baron. It would appear that P.M. Skerrit has become a liability and an obstacle to their “Belt & Road” initiative for the LAC (Latin America/Caribbean) initiative, in which Dominica plays a pivotal role. Though couched in diplomatic language, the missive to Francine Baron makes it clear that there is not sufficient trust between our respective governments and this, combined with the negative international exposure of Roosevelt’s Skerrit government, combined with China’s anti-corruption drive makes Roosevelt Skerrit expendable. If not, the Chinese would not be talking to, and have such a close relationship with Lennox Linton.
Would you refer to a trip to China one or two years ago and a sudden expedient turn around in language as “such a close relationship with China”?
Sir/Madam, you can go ahead and insult the intelligence of your compatriots but don’t try it with countries which have mastered the art in their national interest. I don’t doubt that they have a long term interest in having at least a speaking relationship with the opposition, that is diplomacy, but don’t give us that “close relationship” silliness.
What do you think the Chinese embassy officials have been doing here the last 15 years? walking with their eyes and ears closed?
When Taiwan enjoyed diplomatic relations with Dominica, people from all parties in Dominica travelled to Taiwan for visits etc. One notable diplomat was Mr. Wang who invited people from all sides of the divide to his social events at the embassy. Nothing to do with a personal affinity for Mr. Opposition sir/madam.
Barbara, Lennox living next to the Chinese embassy ar Morne Daniël. He can walk there anytime for a cup of tea and he is welcome there. It looks like he has been quietly nurturing excellent relations there while your man trying to play off his Chinese friends against the Russians, the Venezuelans and anyone else he think he can outsmart. Well he too smart by half and can not be trusted by anyone. Check that with members of his own cabinet, start with Ian.
Excuse me me for saying it but I think you talking out of your pithole mind. If you don’t understand something dont refer to it without knowing what you on about with pack of lies. Workers supporters all have the same DNA lies and denial it’s in the root of the so-called criminal workers party dishonest and cheating…. God bless Dominica 🇩🇲 and good people such as Labour government for giving us hope once again thanks.
We welcome Hon Lennox Linton and his professional UWP Team.
Ummm, did I miss out on something? Lennox I know you’ve said that should your party become the new administration Dominica will keep relations with China, but where’s the part on how concerned you are about the much talked about China takeover of Dominica, the nature of which Trump’s office recently referred to as predatory?
Again we see the UWP arrogance and ignorance of diplomatic protocol and procedure.
Wait a minute. While his supporters are ranting under the PM’s message, Mr Linton is actually speaking the same words as the prime minister.
Lennox Linton is in the middle of a political battle to deliver Dominica from the wicked hand of Skerrit and therefore he has to be very careful with what he says about China, But as a Dominican that is not seeking political office, I have a right to speak my mind and call things as I see them. So I say that I am very disappointed with that 15 years friendship between China and Skerrit. Unlike Mr. Linton all I see is 15 years of Hell on Earth and 15 years that pushed Da behind by another 40 years! and yes 15 years of poverty, sorrow, mourning, and liesand deception.
Your position just reflects the tribal politics you encourage. Could you tell us which period in the past that Dominica was rich and did not experience porverty? Was it under the LeBlanc, John, Charles, James or Douglas administration? Unfortunately under these administrations Dominica had a high rate of porverty, access to university education was limited to the fortunate few, however over the past 15 years Dominican students have had easier access to higher education as the class, color and ethnicity barriers have been eradicated and more funding made available. That did not happen under previous administrations because of poverty and our so called friends were to rich to concern themselves with our porverty. The current administration is fighting to eradicate porverty, with programs like the yes we care and the housing revolution, monthly payments of $300. 00 to the elderly. New schools, a brand new state college, sports stadium…….is that how you spell porverty???
Since you ask, it is spelled “poverty” and I have seen that increase during the last 15 years with the gap between the “have” and “have nots” widening.
Anoon, you are taking BS, absolute rubbish. Where we sit, I an aware of the statistics and the resukts or failed results of many initiatives, so don`t go barking fake news and perception that you have no knowledge of. This government has been failing us now for 19 years. We up there know it all, our jobs must be safe , so yo will not have to know much from me. Just get your car and travel around the island like I do regularly, to see first hand the poverty, deprivation and poor living housing conditions. People`s housing are closed by 7pm, no supper, little supper, no jobs, no more fishing, no school books and just cannot keep up. Becareful what you write and get your inforamtion first hand and don`t listen to Skerrit and his blind acolytes, it is all fake news, a pretence that something is happening when nothing is. …and our people are suffering while some young children are engaged in prostitution, a frightening scenario just to bring home cash to survive. I have seen it and all.
Someone is finally honest! When one is seeking political office one can lie his/her way through any situation even when the facts are staring everyone in the face; one can seek to do damage to one’s country and people with every waking breath; one can curse President to pastor; one can extort poor gullible people; one can insult heads of governments who are trying to help one’s country.
When the rubber hits the road one finally realises that apart from the fanatics who egg one on, decent people are sick to the stomach of the constant mauvais lang and negativity. One realises that people begin to question one’s plan for the country you, Mr. Truth figure it is okay to now be very careful with what one says about people and countries?
Hey man I would be very uncomfortable with anyone who flip flops based on his/her audience or situation. One has to stand for what one believes, whatever the price! something cannot be wrong on Monday and right on Tuesday!
Mr Truth Man, the truth hurts, yo are so right and on Que to what yo said. It appears that while you your eyes and ears are wide open, those of Anon and others are blind bats to what really is happening in our island. We are up there at Government Headquarters and Financial centre, and we all know that the talk is obvious on Bin, Fertilizer Bobols for the past 19 years under this failed Skerrit and his corrupt Labour government. We need Skerrit out and his corrupt Labour must Go Get lost and people of Domininca make way for more decent people in government. We welcome Hon Linton and his professional UWP Team. Let us take back our Domininca.
Lennox, i have to say you are making progress. You now to sound like a statesman. These are the coments which trend politicians to victory..
I am likewise impressed,as he prepares to dethrone Dominica’s most wicked leader,Skerrit !
What a brute of a leader and an embarrassment.
If all it takes for victory is to make statements which even I do not believe then it is easier than I thought and Dominicans are far less astute than I thought they were man!
Plaese dont get me wrong Miss Saunders. Let me make it clear. I am referring to a statement which has improve. Because. I know all Lennox does is bash everything in path. I am not taking about Maturity to lead Dominica.
Amen, Lenpro, that`s the message, you are right on Que. Keep it coming, we need change, e need this Skerrit and his failed corrupt Labour government out. We have had enough of open corruption , lies, deception and fake news.
Yes my people. Some people just have to lap up thier vomit and humble themselves after all the unsavory things they said about China and the government. Are they no longer interested in seeing the “secrete” agreement? Could a simple trip to China change ones mind? Was there a “secret” agreement between UWP and China? Well, well… look flip flopping. UWP has effectively endorsed everything this DLP has done. The only difference is that they claim they can spend the treasury’s money better. What a joke. These guys remind me of the story of Mother Hen.
Unsavory things about Chinese ????..This is the problem with you allabourites..That’s why you all are being kicked out .To speak the truth is not unsavoury!!! The truth is to be spoken ..Do like Skerrit and lie instead? The Chinese know the truth..That’s why the Patriots from the UWP were well received in China upon invitation of the Chinese! You think the relationship is between Skerrit and China … No sir/madam ,it’s Dominica and China.
Well done patriot ..Even the leadership of The People’s Republic of China has seen how far ahead of Lazy Skerrit you are in terms of leadership..I guess that’s why they invited you and a few others from your team to their country about 2 or 3 years ago .
You have stunned even your vilest critic, with the pace at which your leadership has blossomed and matured over time. Wow! Bravo!!!
don’t get swell headed.The work ends on polling day after all ballots are counted ..
Partner % please stay on your medication. The China 🇨🇳 take your to China and you are singing fu fu fum. Lenox you could be bought for nothing. What a canary is the UWP leader.
Bold Face No Face HYPOCRITE! Now the UWP trying to play nice!? One thing chinese don’t forget.
Always coming with trivialities or complete uselessness.. These moronic statements are indicative of the lack ofvknowledge to have a rational debate on pertinent issues affecting Dominica.
The Chinese community, in Dominica, has never tried to adopt Dominican culture nor interact in any serious way with our people. This speaks volumes. Yes, they have donated items and contributed to the Infrastructural development of the country but they give with strings attached.
KID, you need an educational baptism. Spend your time wisely instead of obsessing with the erudite Mr. Linton.
Wow! Did I just read a statement written by Mr. Linton? I must applaud you sir. For once, I did not read any negative comments. Keep it up Sir! What a revelation! That was a brilliant move by PM to sever ties with Taiwan. The benefits derived from the relationship are immense. Many thanks to The People’s Republic of China.
Dominicans, please stop with the animosity towards each other over politics. Stop denigrating our women because the Party you support is not at the helm! Stop it now! We are one people!
@ DC, You are all about rubbish and crap, for a start your Mr Linton didn’t write that hypocritical statement as you called it. Linton is trying to be behaving in a way that suggests one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case. In simple English your lord booboo Lennox Linton is an embarrassment to his self and Dominicans a nobody.
Man Bites Dogs, thanks for your crap, you are getting better at it. We just have to accept you for the level that you are on. , but not on the bigger picture. keep barking and playing with your toys, your pups.

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Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, will reduce interest rates on mortgages from October 15.
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How was Students for Concealed Carry started?
SCC was formed by Chris Brown, a political science student from The University of North Texas, immediately after the Virginia Tech shootings. Though the issue of college campuses being off-limits to concealed carry was something that had long irked concealed carry permit holders, it took a tragedy like the Virginia Tech massacre to rally so many like minded people to this one cause. Immediately after the horrific tragedies at Virginia Tech, a Website was built out of a dorm room, ConcealedCampus.com, and a new group emerged on facebook, Students for Concealed Carry on Campus. Today, SCC has over 36,000 members and over 350 established chapters on college campuses and universities.
Why isn’t the campus police force enough to keep campuses safe?
The Virginia Tech shootings clearly showed that a deranged gunman can do a great deal of damage in just the few minutes it takes campus police to arrive on the scene. Campus police simply cannot be dispatched in time to stop a madman from taking innocent lives. Only the people at the scene when the shooting starts–the potential victims–have the potential to stop such a shooting rampage before it turns into a bloodbath.
Shouldn’t people receive training before carrying concealed handguns?
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Can anyone be licensed to carry a handgun?
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Be 21 years of age (18 for members or veterans of the U.S. armed forces).
Not have any felony convictions or pending felony charges.
Not have been adjudicated (other than a conviction) of having engaged in delinquent conduct violating a penal law in the grade of a felony, within the past ten years.
Not have any misdemeanor family violence convictions or pending family violence charges.
Not have any class “A” or “B” misdemeanor convictions within the past five years or any pending class “A” or “B” misdemeanor charges (class “A” and “B”misdemeanors include a range of crimes such as theft totaling less than $500 and driving while intoxicated).
Not have any class “C” misdemeanor convictions of “disorderly conduct” within the past five years or any pending “disorderly conduct” charges (“disorderlyconduct” includes minor infractions ranging from fighting to making an obscene gesture in traffic).
Not be a fugitive from justice.
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Not have been involuntarily hospitalized for psychiatric problems.
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Pass a written test over the material covered in the training course.
Pass a 50-round shooting test that meets all but one of the minimum annual proficiency requirements for Texas law enforcement officers (the one exception being that officers must also complete a timed reload).
Pass fingerprint and background checks conducted by both the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
What about Vermont and Alaska, where a person can legally carry a concealed handgun without being licensed to do so?
SCC only advocates the legalization of CONCEALED carry by LICENSED individuals on COLLEGE campuses. SCC has no official position on unlicensed concealed carry, open carry, or concealed carry on the campuses of primary or secondary schools.
State chapters such as those in Alaska and Vermont may choose to officially support unlicensed concealed carry on campus but it is not the official policy of SCC as a whole. We realize that all states have their own unique culture and each have their own view of what is in their best self-interest. If the states of Alaska or Vermont were to allow concealed carry on campus without requiring a license, then that is what they have chosen to be the best course of action. It is not a position which we as a national organization advocate but one in which we would support.
What is a CHL, CHP, CCW, CCP?
A CHL is a Concealed Handgun License. A CCW is a Concealed Carry Weapons permit. Though different states chose to use one term or the other, they are effectively the same thing. These licenses are usually issued by the state to those who meet the age requirement, take a class, pass a written test and a shooting test, pass state and federal fingerprint and background checks, and pay a fee.
Do you advocate every student and teacher carrying handguns on campus?
No, we simply want those individuals–age twenty-one and above, in most states–who possess valid concealed handgun licenses/concealed carry weapons permits to be afforded the same right to carry on college campuses that they are currently afforded virtually everywhere else.

industry_corpus2: Law & Justice


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I have an excel file which is stored in 2007 excel format.
I can see the file in Arc Catalog.
But when I click the file to preview the content, the following message came.
Failed to Connect to Database.An underlying database error occurred. Class not registered.
Any solution for this issue??
There is a documentation bug logged for that particular page: BUG-000096855: Documentation needs to reflect that using .XLSX files when Microsoft 2016 is installed also requires the 2007 Microsoft Driver in order to function.
Meaning yes, you still require the 2007 Microsoft driver when running Excel 2016.
If you have an .xlsx file you want to use in ArcGIS but do not have Excel 2007 installed, you will need to install the 2007 Office System Driver. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center. If you do not have any version of Microsoft Excel installed, you must install that driver before you can use either .xls or .xlsx files. If you have Excel 2010 installed, you must still install the driver.
I had the same issue and installing the 2007 Driver worked without any issue. I did not even have to close ArcGIS Desktop. Thank you Ray Carnes!
This was so helpful and resolved my issue in 1,2,3. Thank you so much Ray!!!
OMG I LOVE YOU. I WAS FREAKING OUT TRYING TO GET MY HOMEWORK DONE! Hahahaha!
Muchas gracias Ray, no sabía cómo solucionar este problema.
Thank you so much for this help! I logged into my account just so I could comment and say thanks!
Yeah I downloaded the Access Database Engine from Microsoft and now its working.
And Arc Catalog is showing the table.
The problem also exists for Excel 2010 using ArcGIS 9.3.1 with SP2 installed on an XP 32x PC.
If you install the Access Database Engine for 2010 it doesn't make any difference. What is worse is that it doesn't see XLS 2003, CSV, TAB or the most failsafe option MSDOS Text (Which used to be the ONLY one that would work for most Arc9.x versions).
It seems like there is a break in the registry, and could be related to XP.
What has reading a Text file have to do with a database anyway? Cooky!
Is anyone aware of a fix for this problem in relation to acolbrans' post.
That is the exact problem that I am having right now.
I'm running ARC 10 on Windows 7 64-bit and Microsoft Office 2010. If I save an excel file in an older format (97-2003), I can load it into ARC, Otherwise, I'm experiencing the same error.
"You cannot install the 32-bit version of Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 because you currently have 64-bit office products installed. If you want to install 32-bit Microsoft Access DataBase Engine 2010, you first need to remove the 64-bit installation of Office products. After uninstalling the following product(s), rerun the setup in order to install 32-bit version of Micrsoft Access Database Engine 2010.
Microsoft Access database engine 2010 (English), Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010, Microsoft Office Visio 2010".
Does anyone else have similar problem. I cannot add the excel sheet.
32 bit programs such as ArcCatalog cannot load 64 bit code in the same process. This is a very fundamental issue. Sorry.
I would suggest contacting Esri Technical Support for further troubleshooting, as I don't have any experience with ArcGIS 10 installations that have 64bit Office.
FYI: "The 32-bit version of Office 2010 is the recommended option for most people, because it prevents potential compatibility issues with other 32-bit applications, specifically third-party add-ins that are available only for 32-bit operating systems."
I do have problem with 64 bit Windows 7 and 64 bit Office 2010 on ArcGIS 9.3x. I was able add X Y too if I save the office 2010 excel sheet to office (97-2003) format excel sheet. If both formats doesn't work then I should have doubted 64 bit version as the culprit. Anyway if you want me to try 32 bit office 2010 I can do that and post the results. I did a cross post at the Microsoft community forum to see if some one can help me to solve this issue via Failed to connect to database. An underlying database error occurred. Class not registered.
I am running ArcMap 10 with SP2 and other Esri patches to date on a 64 bit Windows 7 laptop with MS Office 2010.
I had the "Failed to Connect to Database.An underlying database error occurred. Class not registered." problem when connecting to an *.xlsx file.
Ray Carnes' fix, above, fixed the issue for me. And the MS 2007 Office System Driver doesn't appear to have corrupted Access or Excel 2010.
If you have Office 2010 then I guess you need to download the driver for office 2010 and not for office 2007. You can find the Office Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable. There are 2 versions of office 2010 available one is 32 bit and the other one is 64 bit. Unfortunately I do have 64 bit now and I am unable to fix the problem however I think 32 bit will do the work. I will download 32 bit version and let you know if this problem fixed with 32 bit version of office 2010.
I am running ArcGIS 10 sp2. I also have OS Windows 7, 64 bit, running office 2010 (excel 2010), and have received the same error message, BUT only suddenly starting now after months of use.
I don't even get to the point of opening the file, simply at the stage of "Import/Table/ and the table to table dialog opens and as soon as I click the file folder to choose which file to input I get the message. Now I'm really stumped because it was working and now isn't.
Even worse, just now I have the same message occurring when I try to Import/FeatureClass to my mdb. What is going on here?
We have a FIX thanks to Dennis at ESRI Tech Support.
I had suddenly experienced the issue of the error message "Failed to Connect to Database. An underlying database error occurred. Class not registered." This was overnight. I already tried saving files to older versions, downloading the Microsoft Database engine, etc. Nothing worked.
Close out of all ArcGIS windows/software.
Go to your C:\Users\your folder\AppData\Roaming\ESRI and rename the folder e.g. "ESRI_old"
at the Run, type in "regedit" which will take you to the registry. Go to the ESRI folder and rename it. Close it all out and then reopen ArcCatalog.
This will reset your connections to folders in ArcCatalog, and reset the setup of your map window to the original install view, BUT will retain all data and will retain the connections of the layers in your mxds.
I had the same experience. I have Excel 2010 64-bit installed on a Windows 7 64-bit and installing the 2007 driver solved the problem for me.
Because I tried this first, I don't know if the fix ce2corp posted from Dennis at ESRI support would have worked too.
I am getting this same error while trying to connect to a .odc connection that Arc Catalog made.. I placed the connection on my server so ArCGis Server could have access to our sql database..
We don't have Office installed on the server machine..
Don't tell us that ESRI released a buggy, crappy new version with willfully stupid, productivity-killing interface and functionality changes, without fixing all the basic problems that have remained unaddressed for years, and didn't thoroughly test it to boot? Surely you jest!
Same issue as ce2corp. Everything was fine until yesterday. The suggested fix from Dennis seems to be missing a few steps. What "ESRI" folder in the registry are you supposed to rename, and what do you rename it as?
So I decided to try raycanes suggestion instead and it resolved my issue. But if repairing my registery is still something I need to do let me know.
Hi, same problem here. While I can open xlsx files in ArcCatalog 10.1, it is unable to insert the same file into ArcMap 10.1. Iam using Evaluasion version of Arcgis 10.1, on an XP 32bit machine. I have tried all the suggested methods, even renaming ESRI folder in HKEY Current User.
I believe that ESRI should take some action, it is a shame to loose time and capabilities by saving from xlsx to xls.
Please install Office 2007 Data Connectivity Components and update the threat.
Yes indeed the case, for me too that look something but it looks like how that works. May be ESRI Guys thought to implement loweversion that defaulty handles .xlsx is Office 2007 so would have choosen that driver.
I just hit this same problem with my new Win 7 64 bit machine and an excel .xlsx spreadsheet someone sent me. All the solutions above were way too complicated for me. But again OpenOffice saved the day for me. I have OO 3.4.1 installed. Now OO is from Apache. I brought the spreadsheet into OpenOffice, then saved it as DBF format. Since MS Office 2007, you haven't been able to save to DBF with Excel. Then the resulting dbf file opened in ArcMap 10.1 just fine.
I am currently running ArcGIS 10 SP1 on a Windows 7 OS 64-bit. Using Excel 2010. The only way adding either x,y data from an excel spreadsheet or importing an excel data table in the catalog has been to save my .xlsx file back to .xls and using that one. Also, once you get that error message sometimes things lock up. I usually have to close the pop-ups, refresh the map, save the map, close catalog, then start over adding the x,y data and make sure you select the .xls file the first time or it starts all over again.
Hi, it is seems that connecting to Xls or Xlsx database is a constantly returning problem, even all suggested actions taken. I deleted ESRI folder in Application Data, which allowed me to connect once with Xls database (not Xlsx) and when I reopened the Mxd file, the connection has been lost permanently.
This might be too late.. like 3 years too late but I just had the same error on ArcMap 9.3. However, I saved my Excel Workbook as a CSV, and when I tried the join again, it worked!
So try saving it as a CSV file. Good luck!
Hey peeps, I got around this annoying error message by saving the excel file I was trying to import as a 97-2003 excel document. Apparently the program just can't work with the newer excel files (I was using the newest version of Excel). This solution is a bit easier than installing Excel drivers and stuff.
Downloaded the Excel 2007 32 bit interface and it did not fix the issue. If works when the spreadsheets are saved as "97-2003 Spreadsheet" then it works fine.
I will really appreciate any help to find a simpler solution of fix.
I was hit by this issue today. I also found how to solve this problem. The problem is from data interoperability. Go to Customize, Extesion and disable it then you can read .xlsx again. Please make sure that 2007 Office Data Connectivity Components is already setup in your system.
What Extension do you disable when following your advice above?
I have my standard 4 Extensions enabled, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Network Analystand Spatial analyst.
I need these for my work.
Are you saying to disable all of them to get the xlsx data loaded and then reenable them?
raycarnes solution (#3 above) worked for me on a Windows Server 2008, 64-bit, no Office installed with ArcGIS 10.2.1. It also worked for me on a win7 64-bit with Office 2010 (not sure if 32-bit or 64-bit), and ArcGIS 10.2.1. I was able to view and import one of the spreadsheets from the .xlsx file.
Only issue is that when I import one of the spreadsheets and try to modify one of the field type to "BLOB" it is not changing it. changing it to BLOB allowes it to import, but the field type still shows Text with 255 length. (but that is another issue and I'm still researching).
Just an update to the thread. Please give raycarnes the +1 if it works for you.
I have the same problem - ArcGIS 10.2.1 , Excel 2013, Win 8.1. Converted text file to xlsx and could not import it into ArcGIS. Took the 'fix' of saving it to an earlier version of Excel - worked fine. Is this a problem with Excel, or with ArcGIS? It seems like it's been around for a long time? Anybody know if ESRI is aware of it?
This issue is still occurring! I have ArcGIS 10.2 installed on a 64 bit machine, most machines are now 64 bits.
I have been advised that it is a software clash with MS Office running as 64 bit. On my home laptop in uninstalled MS office and reinstalled as 32 bit. Things worked OK first time round then everything went pear shaped again.
I wonder if this happens with Apple and Macs?
Also would be nice to get rid of the BLOB field!
a slightly frustrated biological mapping officer from somewhere in England!
Reviving this blog...still having this issue.
Running Windows 7 64bit, Office 13 and ArcGIS 10.2.2. Same error when trying to read an xlsx file. Is the 2007 driver still the optimum fix for this issue? I didn't have this issue when I was running Office 10.
Running windows 10.. have the same error.
Similar problem. Can't Add Data with XLSX files. Running ArcGIS 10.2 and Windows 10, obviously 64 bit.
Could Add Data with XLSX files when running Windows 7.
Added the 2007 Excel driver update. Didn't fix the problem.
Is anyone at Esri monitoring these discussions or working on a solution to this problem? HELP!
>> Is anyone at Esri monitoring these discussions or working on a solution to this problem? HELP!
Please contact Esri Tech Support and make them aware of this issue. That would be a much better resource as this is a general forum and not the official way of reaching out to Esri.
This forum belongs to Esri.
It does. I agree. But the Esri Forums is a rather general space for everyone to share their experiences. All Esri employees are not active here.
These technical issues, which are re-occurring should rather be reported via Esri Tech Support as that brings the issue directly under consideration.
Ok. Thanks for this pointer.
Perhaps Esri could simply monitor these forums rather than troubling users with submitting bug reports and crash reports.
Ramon, did you ever find a solution to this issue?
Yes. Ray Carnes' fix, pasted below, worked for me.
"If you have an .xlsx file you want to use in ArcGIS but do not have Excel 2007 installed, you will need to install the 2007 Office System Driver. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center. If you do not have any version of Microsoft Excel installed, you must install that driver before you can use either .xls or .xlsx files. If you have Excel 2010 installed, you must still install the driver."
Just save the worksheet as a .CSV file type and it should work fine. ArcMap works better with that format, at least from my own personal experience.
Save the excel file As Excel 97-2003 Workbook (which is an extension .xls instead of xsls). Then you shouldn't have that issue.
Just ran into this issue today. Coincidentally there have been a bunch of Microsoft Office Updates recently. I can't open any type of excel file. Not even the .xls 97-2003 format. The .csv workaround is fine but it would be interesting to find out what happened. I can't seem to fix my issue with any of the solutions posted here. I'm about to uninstall the recent updates in a troubleshooting attempt.
After every windowsupdate we have to repair the "2007 Office System Driver" to read the Excel-Files.
Today we have a new Problem. After the repair only xlsx-Files work, if I try to open xls-Files we get the error: "Failed to connect to database. ..."
Error: Failed to connect to database. General function failure Unexpected error from external database driver is related to Windows 7 and Windows 10, but wondering if a Microsoft update might have also affected your system?
See the Microsoft links referenced through this tech article.
our operating system is Windows Server 2012.
Is there a installation guide for the correct Installation with ArcGIS 10.4.1; Office 2016 (Excel and Access) and windows Server 2012 R2?
There is a user on this thread Unexpected error from external database driver (1) who says he sees similar behavior on Server 2012.
The description of ArcGIS working after repairing the 2007 office system driver and then not working after a few days would lead me to look at what is happening just before it stops working. Are there updates being made to the OS?
"Download and install the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010 Redistributable, and then modify the DB connection strings in Microsoft Excel to use ACE as a provider. Example: Change Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 to Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0.
1. I open the xls-Sheet with Excel2016.
If you have an .xlsx file you want to use in ArcGIS but do not have Excel 2007 installed, you will need to install the 2007 Office System Driver. It can be downloaded from the Microsoft Download Center. If you have Microsoft Excel 2010 or no version of Microsoft Excel installed, you must install the 2007 driver before you can use either .xls or .xlsx files.
I did not understand the "Understanding how to use Microsoft Excel files in ArcGIS", what if we have Excel 2016 installed?
What is the correct "Microsoft Access Database Engine" for Excel 2016 Files?
When I use "Microsoft Access Database Engine 2010", where I have to change Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0 to Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0 ?
I had an xls that has worked forever, but this windows update caused me to get the error when trying to access it. I tried saving it as xlsx but still received the error. What finally worked was creating a new xlsx and copy/pasting all the data from the prior xls, then I was able to access it through catalog.


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