Nope, there's definitely something going on - I'm having the same problem again. What am I doing wrong??

It's a simple XLS import of scientific name, location, grid ref, date with the occasional location missing, but always with a grid ref.

The Recorder 6 Help says ‘If present [Location column], and Location Name is not present, a Grid Reference column must also be present and both must contain values for every observation’ – see Help: search for ‘supported’ and display Import Wizard – data format. The rules for the columns the Import Wizard will import are listed under ‘Supported columns’. Why it was designed that way I don’t know, but you could try using the vice-counties when you haven’t got a location, or including a location name column.

It would make sense to be able to leave the Location field blank in the import Wizard. The code behind matching locations and creating new ones is very involved, so it was probably considered too complicated to also allow for blank locations. However, it is something which could be looked at again.There is a request for another complicated change to the processing of locations through the import wizard, which is being investigated to see what the implications and costs would be. Allowing the processing of blank locations could be considerd alongside this.

Sorry, come to this late!

Previously the Import Wizard has definitely accepted records without a location name - I've imported loads of data this way previously - if it now insists on a location that is going to be a pain!

Craig