Strange Excel Data Link Text Issue.

[AutosoFreely]

Hello,

 

Product: AutoCad 2020.1

Windows: 64bit

 

Recently, a strange text issue has been cropping up randomly.

We use Excel data table inside Autocad drawings.

 

On the Excel where a - (dash) is typed it sometimes comes up as a box in Autocad when data links are updated.

 

Formatting for the page is globally set the same.

 

In Excel:

 

In Autocad:

 

On copying the 'box' and pasting it into a multiline text box the contents on properties is rather messed up.

 

 

Anyone know why this is happening?

Better yet, anyone know how to fix it?

 

Thankyou.

[SLW210]

Be nice if you could post the files.

 

It sounds like a font problem somewhere.

[AutosoFreely]

Unfortunatly I cannot supply any drawings as its happening on an active job and the tables have updated, removing the issue.

Like I said however, it is very random when it happens.

All text is Arial, Excel and Autocad.

 

I will ask around to see if anyone is currently having the problem.

[SLW210]

All we need is 2 files with enough information to show this behavior, Excel and AutoCAD. Everything else can be removed.

 

What Windows version, what Excel version?

 

Perhaps look into resetting the Windows fonts, these intermittent font problems can be a pain. I don't use 2020 AutoCAD so not sure if it could be an Autodesk thing or not. Maybe the cell formatting in Excel for those affected entries. 

It would be nice if you could duplicate it, but at least updating fixed it.