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  When I try to print labels connected to my dBase (.dbf) file, I get an error message that says "Warning- File is empty" or "1004: unable to open database file", even though I can view all of my data in the Database Editor.
 

Errors like the one shown above are typically caused by incorrect naming conventions for database fields. Here is a list of characters that should not be used for database field or table names:

  • Space
  • Double Quotation Mark "
  • Apostrophe '
  • Accent Grave `
  • Percent Sign %
  • Greater Than >
  • Less Than <
  • Exclamation Mark !
  • Period .
  • Opening Bracket [
  • Closing Bracket ]
  • Asterisk *
  • Dollar Sign $
  • Semicolon ;
  • Colon :
  • Question Mark ?
  • Caret Sign ^
  • Opening Parenthesis (
  • Closing Parenthesis )
  • Plus Sign +
  • Backslash \

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