When you try to import or update the data from a Microsoft Excel workbook in Microsoft Office Visio 2007, you experience one of the following symptoms:

•	The data is not imported. Additionally, you receive the following error message: Microsoft Office Visio cannot connect to this data source.
•	The data is not updated. Additionally, you receive the following error message: Unable to connect to the data.

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This issue may occur if the Excel workbook is open on a different computer when you try to import or update the data in Visio 2007.

Note Typically, this issue may occur if the Excel workbook is located in a network share that can be accessed by other users.

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To work around this issue, close the Excel workbook before you try to import or update the data in Visio 2007.

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