I stumbled on the fix and want to share it here for others who come along with the same problem. 

Apparently, because my linked server is to an Excel...

Thank you! I'll give it a try.

Jacob - that looks like it's going to work! Thank you!!!! I will reply back if I have any issues putting into use. And I'll mark it as the answer...

Thank you Jason. I appreciate your help!

Silverfox (11/9/2009)

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hmm, hard to reply, based on USA in general, rates on average are from $70-200 per hour depending on skill/experience, or as low as $55, depends on how extensive...

Totally depends on the type of role and where in the world, if you can provide those details. then I can post some rates. normally most job sites will mention...

Excellent list of possibilities! Thank you very much.

Hi, thank you for your post. I'm not sure what you mean by the file name being bad. I browse to it and select it from the GUI....