Fix variable text (File Name) when importing INDD into INDD
More of a fix request than a new feature:
Simply put, the variable text (File Name) shows the file extension when the document is imported into another INDD regardless of the variable text specifications in the originating document. This is unexpected and undesired.
Please see problem description in this thread: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/489492?tstart=0
Seconded. Currently, I don't use this variable in this way, but I can envisage future scenarios where it would be a problem.
And it seems a strange thing to miss out on ... (why would an INDD file behave different?)
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Preventing file extensions being added to variable text (File Name)-
…when one imports one INDD file (v5 or 6) into another. We have the variable text specifications set to exclude file extensions. The .indd does not publish in the originating document.
We use INDD import and the text variable "File Name" quite a lot.
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-ToddI think he's saying that when you open an ID doc, the filename variabe inside can be set to report just the name, but when you import that same doc into another ID doc, the filename variable shows the ".indd" extension.
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Hey!
Does anybody can help me with Excel VBA macro code in order to import data from text files into single Excel spread sheet? I want to create User Form where user can select start and end date of interest and macro code will import
bunch of text files depending on user demands...
My text files are named: 20130619004948DataLog.txt (meaning: yyyy mm dd hh mm ss). Text file contains recordings for each 15 seconds... It would be great to omit time tail (meaning that user can only specify date). Text files for one day of interest (I have
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20130619054948DataLog.txt
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20130619074948DataLog.txt
20130619084948DataLog.txt
20130619094948DataLog.txt
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20130619124948DataLog.txt
20130619134948DataLog.txt
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Option Explicit
Sub SearchFiles()
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Dim x As Integer
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Dim WB As Workbook
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Dim StartDateL As String
Dim EndDateL As String
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EndDateL = Format(Calendar2, "yyyymmdd")
' I am using Userform asking user to select the date and time range of interet,
' However, I want to use only the date to filter the files having the name with that particular date
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' I need assistance with the following part:
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'(including files with that dates as well)?
While (file <> "")
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Line1:
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End If
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- Open the VBA editor
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- Download this file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/35239054/FileSearch.cls
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Andreas.
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Dim ThisDate As Date
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Exit Sub
End If
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Exit Sub
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EndDate = CDate(Me.TextBox2.Value)
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StartDate = ThisDate
End If
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.LookIn = ThisWorkbook.Path
.FileName = "*DataLog.txt"
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DoEvents
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End With
'Done
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Me.Hide
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End Sub
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Next
ReadCSV = Data
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